Hobby Master HA2214, SB2-C Helldiver White 208, VB-83, USS Essex, April 1945

Description: Brand: Hobby Master Model: HA2214, SB2-C Helldiver White 208, VB-83, USS Essex, April 1945 Material: Diecast Type: Military Aircraft Scale: 1/72 Length: 15.5cm, Wingspan:21cm, Height:5.5cm [Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused] Features: True 1/72 scale. Professionally painted. Great attention to detail. All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. Canopy can be displayed open or closed. Pilot figure included. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. Background: The SB2C was designed to replace the SBD Dauntless. When the Helldivers were first delivered they were so poorly manufactured that some broke in half on landing and wings fell apart in a dive. Some countries cancelled orders and the USAAF never used the 900 they received. Eventually after over 800 modifications and technical changes the Helldiver went on to become one of the most effective dive-bombers of WWII. Most people referred to the plane as “The Big Tail Beast” or just “The Beast”. In early 1945 USS Essex and her aircraft became part of Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa. The battle lasted a total of 82 days from April 1, 1945 until June 22, 1945. VB-83 Helldivers and VT-83 Avengers were tasked with shipping strikes, anti- submarine patrols and ground support of troops. On April 5, 1945 VB-83 Helldivers and VT-83 Avengers were heavily involved in sinking one of the two largest battleships in the world, Yamato. On April 1, 1945 VB-83 Bombing 83 launched from USS Essex during the battle for Okinawa. On April 7 the squadron was involved in the attack on the Japanese fleet including the super battleship Yamato that was sunk. Some of the early production SB2C-4 Helldivers wore a tricolor paint scheme and VF-83 found the new SB2C-4 a vast improvement over earlier variants. VB-83 and their aircraft were involved in WWII battles right up to August 15, 1945 when the war ended. Specifications : General data Crew: 2 X 1 pilot, 1 radio operator/gunner Dimensions Length: 36 ft 7 in (11.18 m) Wingspan: 49 ft 7 in (15.16 m) Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) Weights Empty: 1,057 lb (7535 kg) Max takeoff: 16,616 lb (7,537 kg) Performance Engine: 1× Wright R-2600 Cyclone radial engine, 1,900 hp (1,417 kW) Speed: Cruise / 158mph (254km/h) (137kts) Maximum Speed: 295mph (475km/h) (256kts) Rate Of Climb: 1,800ft/min (548m/min) Service Ceiling: 29,100ft (8,869m) Range: 1,165miles (1,876km) Armament: 2 X 20mm fixed wing cannon or 4 X 0.50 caliber fixed wing machine guns 2 X 0.30 caliber rear cockpit machine guns or 1 X 0.50 caliber flexible rear cockpit Bomb Load- 1 X torpedo or 1,000 pounds of bombs in the bay or 4 X depth charges Also capable of carry an additional 1,000 pounds of bombs or 8 X 5inch rockets under the wings. Payment: We accept payment via PayPal Payment is expected within 4 days of purchase CN and HK customers can ask for the specific payment method The item price and shipping cost are exclusive of any import duties and taxes Delivery & Shipping: ***For any parcel ship to Hong Kong, please contact our customer service for further discuss on shipping rate*** The order will be handled within 1-3 working days after receipt of the payment. The order will be shipped by air mail/parcel/E-express with tracking number via the Hong Kong Post Service or SpeedPAK. For each additional purchased item, we will offer US$2 shipping discount. International buyers please contact us for a postage/shipping quote to your location if this is not in the list. However, we reserved our rights not to send some countries due to the logistic problem. The shipping period takes almost 7-20 business days for overseas customers but some other countries say Mexico and etc may take around 12-30 business days to arrive. For return shipping cost, buyer should pay for that. All shipping fee & handling fees are non-refundable. Please feel free to contact us if any questions. We shall reply to your enquiry within 1 days. If you are satisfied with our service and product, please DO leave us a positive feedback. Thanks #Regarding refund or exchange, please contact us for the returning address first. For details, please refer to return policy.

Price: 77 USD

Location: HK

End Time: 2024-11-19T09:22:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 27 USD