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Hobby Master 1/32 PREMIUM COLLECTION Air Power Series
HA0200
Douglas SBD 3 Wade McClusky
"Battle of Midway" 1942

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 Dauntless was the workhorse of the US Navy in the Pacific. The Dauntless dive-
bomber 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.

June 4, 1942 LCDR C. Wade McClusky led aircraft to locate the Japanese Fleet off
Midway Island. When they arrived the enemy had gone so McClusky made a history
altering decision. He guessed correctly where the Japanese Fleet was and his Group
attacked and sank two carriers. Two Zeros attacked and his gunner W.G. Chochalousek
managed to down one plane but 55 bullets ripped through the Dauntless wounding
McClusky but not harming the gunner. He nursed the plane back to the Enterprise and
later was awarded the Navy Cross.
I've been advised that as of June 20, 2014 W.G. Chochalousek is age 99 and doing well.

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

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1/32 Scale airplanes
Limited Edition only 900 world-wide
Features
Movable rear gun
Working dive brakes, rudder & ailerons
Engine cowling can be removed
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)

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