Guillow Dauntless
Brand: Guillow
Part No: GUI1003
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The Guillow Dauntless (GUI1003) is a quality 1:16 scale balsa model aeroplane kit with a 793.75 mm (31.25 in) wingspan. Celebrating the iconic SBD Dauntless of WWII, this kit brings classic carrier aviation to your bench with scale realism suitable for display or flight-oriented builds.
From Guillow's Scale Fighters and Bombers range, kits in this series can be built as beautiful shelf models or flown as rubber free flight or powered U-Control. The fuselage is roomy enough to take simple R/C equipment; however, no instructions or diagrams are included or available. Recommended for ages 14+, this Dauntless kit is finished in blue for an authentic look.
Key Features
- 1:16 scale balsa model kit
- Approximate wingspan: 793.75 mm (31.25 in)
- Build options include display, rubber free flight or powered U-Control
- Fuselage space may accommodate simple R/C equipment (no R/C instructions included)
- Age recommendation: 14+
- Colour: Blue
- Part number: GUI1003
Tech Specs
- Shipping weight: 0.83 kg (1.83 lbs)
- Product wingspan: 793.75 mm (31.25 in)
- Scale: 1:16
Historical Note
The SBD Dauntless played a pivotal role in early Pacific Theatre engagements, notably the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. Operating from carriers including Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp and Enterprise, Dauntless dive bombers inflicted decisive damage on the Japanese carrier fleet. In addition to its strike success, the type also proved capable in air defence, with claims at war's end that the SBD accounted for more enemy combatant tonnage sunk than any other single arm of service.
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In two early U.S. Navy engagements of World War II, the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway Island, the carrier based Dauntless dive bomber played an historic part in blunting the Japanese offensive that began at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fulfilling the attack role assigned to it at its conception, the SBD, operating from the decks of the carriers Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp, and Enterprise, mortally damaged the main units of the Japanese carrier fleet and set the stage for the ultimate Allied victory in the Pacific theatre. Not as well known is its impressive record for shooting down enemy aircraft when protecting the U.S. carrier form Japanese air strikes- prowess not expected of a dive-bomber. At war's end, the claim was made that the Dauntless SBD had sunk more enemy combatant tonnage than all other arms of the service combined.
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Guillow Dauntless Key Features:
- 1:16 Scale
Guillow Dauntless Tech Specs:
- Shipping Weight: 0.83kg / 1.83lbs
- Product Wingspan: 793.75mm / 31.25in
- Scale: 1:16
- Age Recommendation: 14+
- Colour: Blue
- Material: Array
Key Info:
- Brand: Guillow
- Part No: GUI1003
- Barcode: 72365010031
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