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Hobby Master 1/32 PREMIUM COLLECTION Air Power Series HA0210 Douglas SBD-3 “Dauntless” BuNo 3315, Black 16 of Scouting 71,VS-71 USS Wasp (CV-7), August 1942

Premium Collection 1/32 Scale airplanes Limited Edition world-wide Features Movable rear gun Working dive brakes, rudder & ailerons Engine cowling can be removed Optional transparent engine cowling provided Rotating metal propeller Sliding canopy Retractable undercarriage Rolling wheels Movable centerline bomb rack Bombs under each wing Realistic looking crew L - 12.4 in (315mm) W - 15.75 in (400mm) H - 4.8 in (122mm) Weight - 1.98 lb (900g)

Designed as a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, various versions of the Dauntless served during the war with the US Marine Corps, Army and Navy. The Douglas was the only plane to fight in every major Pacific engagement. The SBD-3, sarcastically nicknamed “Speedy Three”, entered service in March 1941 with production ending in July 1944, by which time a total of 5,936 had been built in all versions.

On August 25, 1942 Douglas SBD-3 BuNo. 03315 “Black 16” from Scouting 71 aboard the USS Wasp (CV-7) was flown by two different pilots that day. The aircraft was used to down three Japanese aircraft on the 25th. During the morning flight Lt(jg) Chester V. Zalewski downed two Aichi E13A “Jake” floatplanes. In the afternoon “Black 16” was piloted by Lt. Morris R. Doughty on an anti- shipping sortie when he downed a Kawanishi H8K “Emily”. The three red stars mark the events of that day.

SBD-3 specifications Dimensions: Length: 32 ft., 8 in. Height: 13 ft., 7 in. Wingspan: 41ft., 6 in.

Weight: Empty: 6,345 lb. Gross: 10,400 lb.

Power Plant: One 1,000 horsepower Wright R-1820-52 engine Performance: Maximum Speed: 250 M.P.H. Maximum Range with Bomb Load: 1,345 miles Service Ceiling: 27,100 ft.

Crew: Pilot and gunner/radio operator Armament: Two fixed forward-firing .50-in. guns, Two flexible-mounted rear-firing .30-in. guns, 1,200 lb. of ordnance

MODEL COMES WITH AN OPTIONAL TRANSPARENT COWLING