SkyMax SM8011, TBD-1 Devastator "Battle of Coral Sea" white T-1, Lt. Cdr. James

Description: Brand: SkyMax Flying Heroes Model: SM8011, TBD-1 Devastator "Battle of Coral Sea" white T-1, Lt. Cdr. James Brett, VT-2, USS Lexington, May 1942 Material: Diecast Type: Military Aircraft Scale: 1/72 Length: 14.8cm, Wingspan:21.1cm, Height:6.4cm [Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused] Features: Authentic 1/72 Scale. Die-cast Display Model. Premium Quality Product. 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. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. Background: The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy, however by the time of the US entry into World War 2, the TBD was already obsolete. The Devastator performed well early war, most notably in the Battle of Coral Sea, but earned notoriety for a catastrophic performance during the Battle of Midway in which 41 Devastators recorded zero torpedo hits with only six surviving to return to their carriers. Although much of the Devastator's dismal performance was later attributed to the many well-documented defects in the US Mark 13 torpedo, the aircraft was withdrawn from frontline service after Midway, being replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger. The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the battle was the first naval action in which the opposing fleets neither sighted nor fired upon one another, attacking over the horizon from aircraft carriers instead. USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which essentially terminated all new battleship and battlecruiser construction. The ship entered service in 1928 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet for her entire career. Lexington and her sister ship, Saratoga, were used to develop and refine carrier tactics in a series of annual exercises before World War II. On more than one occasion these included successfully staged surprise attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship's turbo-electric propulsion system allowed her to supplement the electrical supply of Tacoma, Washington, during a drought in late 1929 to early 1930. She also delivered medical personnel and relief supplies to Managua, Nicaragua, after an earthquake in 1931. 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. 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, Italy 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.

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