Coral Sea, Part Three: Douglas SBD-3, Dauntless
June 2, 2017 in Aviation
Part Three, is Accurate Miniatures, AWESOME 1:48 scale kit of this famous dive bomber.
It is in the markings of the aircraft flown from USS Lexington, by Ens John A Leppla, and John Liska, for attacks against IJN Shoho on 7 May, and IJN Shokaku on 8 May, 1942.
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Craig Abrahamson on June 2, 2017
Great lookin’ build…one of the best I’ve seen.
Greg Kittinger on June 3, 2017
Another nice build! Love the Dauntless – just finished mine and enjoyed the build. To me this is the icon of Navy air-power, especially early in the war.
Robert Royes on June 3, 2017
Love the build, great aircraft, was it ever completely replaced before the end of the war ?
Frederick J Seitz III on June 3, 2017
I believe the Marines were using the the -6 up until wars end, but I could be wrong.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. on June 3, 2017
Bob,the Marines were still using them on Mindinao in the Phillipines at the end of the war. The French had some in Europe and in North Africa and in Viet Nam ’til end of the 40s, and Mexico into the 50s.
Louis Gardner on June 5, 2017
Thanks for posting these up as a prelude to the Midway Build kickoff…………….. You build some nice planes Freddie !!!!!!!!!!
Jeffry C. Bailey on June 6, 2017
Great! I love the red & white on the early-war aircraft.