Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, USMC VMSB-231 Ace of Spades, "White 1", Marshall Islands, 1944

PR99417-C

Consignment

This is a Consignment sale piece we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition. 

The Aviation Archive 'Predators of the Skies' by Corgi
PR99417 Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, USMC VMSB-231 Ace of Spades, "White 1", Marshall Islands, 1944

1:72 Scale, 5.5" long x 7" wingspan

Predators of the Skies - Legendary Predatory Pilots and Their Aircraft Series 3 "Ultimate Squadrons"

First flown in 1938, The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the United States Navy's main dive-bomber during World War II. The Dauntless featured "Swiss cheese" flaps-dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes, which helped it achieve pinpoint accuracy when diving to the target. The cockpit accommodated the pilot, who doubled as the bombardier and manned a fixed-forward gun. The rear cockpit contained a machine gun and played a major defensive role. During the Battle of Midway, SBD dive-bomber attacks fatally damaged all four of the Japanese aircraft carriers, and heavily damaged two cruisers.