Description

      The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber became a mainstay of the Navy's air fleet in the Pacific, with the lowest loss ratio of any U.S. carrier-based aircraft. Douglas delivered a total of 5,936 SBD/A-24s between 1940 and the end of production in July 1944. The SBD Dauntless featured "Swiss cheese" flaps — dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes — so that it could achieve pinpoint accuracy by diving to the target, dropping the bomb and then pulling out of the near-vertical dive. In addition to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army Air Forces, the Dauntless served forces in New Zealand and Mexico. The first enemy ship sunk by the U.S. Navy in World II is credited to a Dauntless from the USS Enterprise. The diving Dauntless went on to destroy 18 enemy warships, including a battleship and six carriers. The SBD-1 and SBD-2 had two 030-in guns in the cowling, plus one or two for rear defence.

      Wingspan: 12.7m. Length: 9.8m. Height: 4.1m. Ceiling: 8260m. Range: 2165km. Weight: 2878kg. Power plant: 1,200-hp R-1820-32 engine. Speed: 408km/h. Accommodation: Two crew 

Kit Features:

• Scale  :  1:32
  
• Item Type  :  Static Aircraft
  
• Model Brief  :  Length: 310mm  Wingspan: 395.5 mm
  
• Total Parts  :  227 pcs
  
• Photo Etched Parts  :  1 piece
  
• Film Parts  :  Instrument part
  
• Total Sprues  :  14 pcs
  
• Paint Schemes  :  2-MB-1，an SBD-1 of VMB-2 Marine Air Group 11