Italeri 2673 - 1/48 Sbd-5 Dauntless WWII  [IT-2673S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: United States

Model Dim.: 25 cm

SBD-5 DAUNTLESS

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the conventional bomber of US navy in the first years of the Second World War. Nearly 6,000 of these had been constructed in six primary versions, as well as operated in the Pacific theater. ?Of the numerous battles which they took part, the Battle of Coral water as well as the Battle of Midway come to mind. Even though strategy with which this airplane would be to be used, plunge bombing, had been quickly obsolete, the SBDs remained operating. ?The last great procedure where these were used on a sizable scale ended up being the Battle of the Philippine Sea. These were in the course of time changed by the SB2C Helldiver.