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1/72 FLYING HEROES SERIES
SM8001
Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
8-T-14, VT-8 USS Hornet
Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942
George Gay's aircraft
1/72 scale
Mostly die-cast metal
Very little plastic
Option to display model with wheels down or up
Display stand included
The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator was designed as a torpedo bomber for the USN and
entered service in 1937. The TBD Devastator marked a lot of firsts for the USN. It was the
first widely-used carrier-based monoplane, first all metal USN aircraft, first completely
enclosed cockpit that stretched almost half the length of the fuselage, first hydraulic
folding wings. When bombing the bombardier would lie under the pilot seat and look
through a window in the floor to doing his sighting.

Specifications Douglas Aircraft Company TBD-1 Devastator

Role – torpedo bomber

Number manufactured – 130

First flight – April 1935

Powerplant
1 x Pratt-Whitney R-1830-64 “Double Wasp” air-cooled radial engine, producing 900 hp
(671 kW) on take-off, 850 hp (634 kW) @ 8,000 ft   (2,438 m)

Weights
Empty – 6,182 lbs   (2,804 kg)
Gross – 9,862 lbs   (4,473 kg)
Maximum take-off – 10,194 lbs   (4,623 kg)

Performance
Maximum speed – 206 mph   (331 km/h) @ 8,000   (2,438 m)
Cruising speed – 128 mph   (205 km/h)
Landing speed – 68 mph   (109 km/h)
Service ceiling – 19,700 ft   (6,004 m)
Range
435 miles   (700 km) with Mk XIII torpedo
716 miles   (1,152 km) with 1,000 lbs   (453 kg) bombs

Dimensions
Length – 35 ft   (10.69 m)
Wingspan – 50 ft   (15.24 m)
Height – 15 ft 1 in   (4.59 m)

Armament
Machinegun
1 x 7.7mm Browning (Fixed Forward)
1 x 7.7mm Browning (Tail)

1 x Mk XIII torpedo
Diameter - 21 in   (533 mm)
Length - 15 ft   (4.57 m)
Weight - 1,200 lbs   (544 kg)
Or
1,000 lbs   (453 kg) bombs
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