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1/10 Scale American WW II Douglas TBD Devastator Plans,Template,Instruction 62ws
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1/10 Scale Douglas TBD Devastator Plans, Templates, InstructionsYou are bidding on a new set of plans for a 1/10 Scale Douglas TBD Devastator. It includes the Plans and templates/patterns for cutting the parts for this historic WW II aircraft . Building instructions are also included. Other plans are for sale too. I'll be listing them as I pull them out. This plan is in perfect condition. All of my items come from a totally smoke free environment.
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The
Douglas TBD Devastator
was a torpedo bomber of the United States Navy, ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy and possibly for any navy in the world. However, the fast pace of aircraft development quickly caught up with it, and by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the TBD was already outdated.
The Devastator performed well in some early battles, but earned notoriety for its catastrophically poor performance in the Battle of Midway, in which the 41 Devastators launched during the battle produced zero successful torpedo hits and only 6 survived to return to their carriers. Vastly outclassed in both speed and maneuverability by the Mitsubishi Zero fighters they faced, the vast majority of the force was wiped out with little consequence except to distract the Zeros from the much more capable (and survivable) SBD Dauntless dive bombers that eventually sank 4 Japanese carriers and a heavy cruiser. Although a small portion of the Devastator's dismal performance was later attributed to the many well-documented defects in the US Mark 13 torpedo, the aircraft was immediately withdrawn from front line service after Midway, being replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger.
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Scale 1/10
Wingspan 62 inches
Length 46 inches
Weight range 8 - 10 Pounds
Power required .60 2C .90 4C Glow Engine
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