{"product_id":"maquette-a-monter-u-s-navy-bomber-sbd-4-dauntless-25-squadron-royal-new-zealand-air-force-accurate-miniatures-n-480312-1-48-like-new-inside-unopened","title":"MAQUETTE À MONTER - U.S. Navy Bomber SBD-4 Dauntless 25 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force Accurate Miniatures | N° 480312 | 1:48 **LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003e1\/48 scale model kit of U.S. Navy SBD-4 Dauntless bomber as used by 25 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force. Features detailed history of the SBD-4 variant and RNZAF service with decals for RNZAF markings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\/48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccurate Miniatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize of the box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32 x 18 x 10 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7847768031215\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SBD-4 was different from the SBD-3 in only minor details. The most significant was a change in the electrical system from a 12-volt system to a 24-volt system. This improvement allowed for the installation for additional radio and navigational equipment, as well as airborne radar. Because of a shortage of new equipment, most early SBD-4s were not equipped with ASB at the factory level; they were retrofitted at field modification centers. It was only late in the run of SBD-4s the enough radar equipment was available for factory installation. The YAGI antenna under each wing identifies the SBD-4s with the new radar equipment. Electric fuel pumps were added, along with electric emergency fuel pumps, and a constant-speed Hamilton-Standard hydromatic propeller replaced the adjustable pitch propeller. Production picked up with the introduction of the SBD-4, with 780 machines being delivered through April 1943. 170 machines were delivered to the Army, designated as A-24s. The Dauntless was becoming a bit of a liability by this point of the war. The advent of the small-decked jeep-carriers, along with the lack of a folding wing, most of the SBD-4s were delivered to Marine Corps or land-based Navy units, and saw extensive action during the campaign for the Solomon Islands. One light carrier to accommodate SBD-4s was the USS Independence (CVL-22). VB-22 flew SBD-4s during against Tarawa, Wake and the Marcus Islands, before switching to Avengers. 25 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force was formed at Seagrove airfield, on the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 31st, 1943 with nine war weary U.S. Marine Corps SBD-3 and -4 aircraft. The aircraft were initially flown in their Marine Corps markings of light blue-gray upper surfaces (FS35189) with light gray undersurfaces (FS 36440). The early U.S. six position insignia was left intact through December, by which time all of the aircraft were given full RNZAF serial numbers and insignia. Most of these aircraft were marked with a white side number on the fuselage immediately behind the insignia, some of which were quite crudely painted. The number repeated on both sides of the nose cowling in a smaller size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore to read about the KIT \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/fr\/kits\/accurate-miniatures-480312-sbd-4-dauntless--179968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e, thanks to scalemates, a Belgian Scale modeling database\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Accurate Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53513081356634,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/IMG_2808_9e457281-3dc4-4b25-91bc-8a8118ae37f0.JPG?v=1770283462","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/maquette-a-monter-u-s-navy-bomber-sbd-4-dauntless-25-squadron-royal-new-zealand-air-force-accurate-miniatures-n-480312-1-48-like-new-inside-unopened","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}