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US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dive-Bomber - Commander Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group, 1942 (1:72 Scale)
US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dive-Bomber - Commander Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group, 1942

Hobby Master US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dive-Bomber - Commander Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group, 1942




 
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Hobby Master HA0176 US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dive-Bomber - Commander Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group, 1942 (1:72 Scale) "Peering through my binoculars which were practically glued to my eyes, I saw dead ahead about 35 miles distant the welcome sight of the Jap carrier striking force. They were in what appeared to be a circular disposition with four carriers in the center, well spaced, and an outer screen of six to eight destroyers and inner support ships composed of two battleships and either four or six cruisers."
- LCDR Wade McClusky, leading the aerial attack against the Japanese strike force during the Battle of Midway, June 4th, 1942

The Dauntless was the standard shipborne dive-bomber of the US Navy from mid-1940 until November 1943, when the first Curtiss Helldivers arrived to replace it. Between 1942-43, the Dauntless was pressed into service again and again, seeing action in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Guadalcanal campaign. It was, however, at the Battle of Midway, that the Dauntless came into its own, singlehandedly destroying four of the Imperial Japanese Navy's frontline carriers. The SBD (referred to, rather affectionately by her aircrews, as "Slow But Deadly") was gradually phased out during 1944. The June 20th, 1944 strike against the Japanese Mobile Fleet, known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, was the last major engagement in which it was used. From 1942 to 1944, the SBD was also used by several land-based Marine Corps squadrons.

Built as a two-seat, low-wing Navy scout bomber, the Dauntless was powered by a single Wright R1820 1200-horsepower engine. It became the mainstay of the Navy's air fleet in the Pacific, suffering the lowest loss ratio of any U.S. carrier-borne aircraft. A total of 5,936 SBDs were delivered to the Navy and Marine Corps between 1940 and the end of its production, in July 1944.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive-bomber that was piloted by Commander Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group during 1942. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 6-1/2-inches
Length: 5-inches

Release Date: September 2022

Historical Account: "Distinguished Flying Cross" - Howard Young was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "heroic conduct in aerial combat, as Commander of a carrier air group, when during the hours of darkness on the morning of February 1st, 1942, in enemy waters, he successfully led the scouting and bombing squadrons one hundred and seventy-five miles over enemy controlled waters to their objectives, which all planes reached and attacked on schedule, surprising and inflicting great damage on the enemy. Again after successfully returning his squadrons to the carrier, he led another flight of bombers against a fully alerted enemy stronghold and this attack, which was made in the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, caused great destruction to enemy installations."

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning propeller
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Opening canopy
  • Comes with two seated pilot figures
  • Comes with display stand

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5 of 5 Dauntless January 28, 2023
Reviewer: Spencer B. from Provo, Utah  
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