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Trumpeter Kit Number 2233 1/32 TBF-1C Avenger Aircraft |
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First Look By James Woody, #33899 |
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MSRP: $129.95 USD
Kit consists of 489 injection molded plastic parts on 17 sprues, plus a
clear rotating gun turret, rubber tires, metal aileron and flap shaft,
photo etched aileron and flap hinges, engine ventilation grill & bomb bay
doors, a film instrument panel, workable flaps and a fully detailed
engine. Markings are for VT-2 TBF-1C(95) in June 1944, in tri-color
scheme. Completed kit measures over 15" long with a wingspan of
nearly 21". Built in response to a 1939
requirement for a carrier-based torpedo-bomber to replace the TBD
Devastator, the TBF Avenger proved one of the most versatile aircraft of
World War II. Equipped with an electrically powered gun turret and an
internal bomb bay, the aircraft carried a crew of three. All told, a
total of 9,842 production versions rolled off assembly lines. The
Avenger was the primary torpedo bomber of the US Navy during most of WWII.
It earned a place in history during the Battle of Midway when almost all
of the first TBFs to see combat were completely demolished before reaching
their targets. Despite this, the TBF went on to have far greater
success than the Battle of Midway later on, earning its place in history
as a valuable torpedo bomber. |
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