Starfighter Decals 1/48 Dauntless at War, SBD-3s from June-Nov 1942
By Matt Bittner
If you're looking for alternative markings for the Hasegawa 1/48 SBD-3 then look no further than Starfighter Decals. They have released this set of markings for SBD-3s flown from June through November 1942 and there are eight aircraft catered for:
- BuNo 4687, Lt R Best/ACRM J Murry, VB-6, bomb hit Akagi
- BuNo 4618, CDR Wade McClusky, CAG Air Group Six
- BuNo 4659, ENS L Larson, AMR3c Gardner, VS-5
- BuNo 4665, VS-8
- B-18, ENS Robert Shaw, AO2/c Harold Jones, VB-6, August 1942
- BuNo 03213, "White 0", CDR Harry D Felt, Chief Radioman C A Snyder
- BuNo 03315, "Black 16", VS-17
- VB-11, "White B16", Spring 1943
Decals are produced by Canuck and appear to be in register and are nicely printed. All aircraft are the standard Blue Gray uppers with Light Gray undersides.
My thanks to Starfighter Decals for sending this sheet to review.