THIS PRODUCT IS IN-STOCK.  LIMITED EDITION RELEASE FROM THE 1/32 SCALE PREMIUM COLLECTION. OUT OF PRODUCTION, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER HOBBY MASTER DIECAST AIRPLANE MODELS EVER MADE. PLEASE NOTE: The Image may be slightly different than the Actual Product.

Hobby Master 1/32 Air Power Series (Propeller Powered) Douglas Dauntless SBD-5, LCDR Wade McClusky, Enterprise Air Group, June 4th, 1942, Battle of Midway, #HA0200.  LIMITED EDITION RELEASE OF ONLY 900 PIECES WORLDWIDE. •  Type of Model:  Pre-Assembled Diecast Model •  Limited Edition Release:  Only 900 Pieces Worldwide •  Year of Release:  2007 (However, this product was delivered to hobby dealers in 2008) •  Scale:  1:32 Scale •  Product Attributes:  Diecast Assembled Model, Rotating Propeller, Slide Open Canopy, Realistic Pilots, Detachable Rear Gun, Movable Dive Brakes, Rudder & Ailerons, Retractable Landing Gear, Movable Bomb Rack, Full Engine Details, and True to Scale (1:32). •  NO DISPLAY STAND INCLUDED WITH THIS RELEASE.  •  Display Options:  The diecast airplane model can be displayed in either the "In Flight" position with landing gear up or in a "Landing" position with landing gear down. Brand new, unopened, mint in box condition; PLEASE NOTE that all product packaging and boxes will have some shelf ware and may have minor imperfections like creases, folds, indentions or small tears in the boxes.

About the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber: The Dauntless was the standard aircraft carrier based dive-bomber of the US Navy from mid-1940 until November 1943 (when the first operational Curtiss SB2C Helldivers arrived to replace it).  In 1942-43, at the Battle of the Coral Sea, in the bitter Guadalcanal campaign and most of all in the crucial Battle of Midway, the Dauntless did more than any other aircraft to turn the tide of the Pacific War.  At Midway on 4 June 1942, it wrecked all four Japanese carriers, and later in the battle, sank a heavy cruiser and severely damaged another. From 1942 through to 1945, in addition to its shipboard service, the SBD saw intensive use with the US Marine Corps, flying from island bases.  In the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Dauntless operating from US carriers and from Henderson Field on the island of Guadalcanal itself took a huge toll of Japanese shipping.  SBDs sank the carrier Ryujo in the battle of the Eastern Solomons, and damaged three other carriers in the battles of Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz.  In the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-15 November 1942, SBDs sank the heavy cruiser Kinugasa and, supported by TBD Avengers, sank nine transports. The Dauntless was older and slower than its Japanese counterpart, the Aichi D3A2 "Val", but the SBD was far more resistant to battle damage, and its flying qualities perfectly suited it to its role.  In particular - as its pilots testified - it was very steady in a dive. When the more modern and powerful Helldiver went into action alongside the SBD and it was soon realized, particularly at the Battle of the Philippine Sea that the new aircraft was inferior to the Dauntless.  However, the Helldiver was already in large-scale production and it was too late to reverse the decision that it should supplant the Dauntless in shipboard service. The SBD was gradually phased out during 1944, and the 20 June 1944 strike against the Japanese Mobile Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea was therefore its last major action as a carrier-borne aircraft.  The SBD nonetheless continued to be used effectively by the Marine Corps right up to the end of hostilities in August 1945, most notably in the Philippines campaign. About This Particular Aircraft and LCDR Wade McClusky: On June 4th, 1942, LCDR 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 was killed when 55 bullets ripped through the Dauntless wounding McClusky.  He nursed the plane back to the Enterprise and later was awarded the Navy Cross.

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