Academy 12331 1/48 USMC SBD-1 "Pearl Harbour"

Douglas SBD 5 Dauntless was an American, carrier-based dive bomber in a low-wing configuration with a classic World War II retractable landing gear. Approximately 3,000 aircraft of this type were produced during production. Power was provided by a single Wright Cyclone R-1820-60 engine with 1,200 hp. The aircraft was 10.09 m long, with a wingspan of 12.66 m. The onboard armament consisted of four 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm machine guns. The machine could also carry a bomb load of up to 1,020 kg.

The Douglas SBD 5 Dauntless aircraft was a development of the previous aircraft from the SBD series, the SBD 4, also produced by the Douglas aircraft manufacturer. The main change was the use of a significantly more powerful engine and increased mechanical strength of the entire structure. This, in turn, had a positive impact on the aircraft's performance. These aircraft served primarily in the US Navy in the Pacific War, where - together with other versions of the SBD Dauntless aircraft until 1944 - they were one of the main elements of American carrier-based aviation. A small batch of them was transferred to Great Britain and New Zealand.

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.