• 1/72 scale pre-finished.
• Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
• Professionally painted.
• All markings pad applied for superb results.
• Interchangeable canopies.
• Crew figures.
• Comes with display stand.
• Landing gear can be displayed up or down.
• Comes with missiles.
• Photo-etched dive brakes.
• Extremely sought after by collectors.

The SB2C Helldiver was commonly referred to as “The Beast” because of its size and
rather poor handling characteristics. Even with new variants and upgrades the Helldiver
never received the credit and respect it deserved. The most produced variant was the
“4” with the SB2C-4E equipped with an AN/APS-4 radar pod mounted under the
starboard wing for air search. It flew faster and further than the Avenger, except for
range it beat the SBD in every category. Its cruising speed was only 2 mph slower than
the famous Hellcat.



In early 1945 USS Essex and her aircraft became part of Operation Iceberg, the
invasion of Okinawa. The battle lasted a total of 82 days from April 1, 1945 until June
22, 1945. VB-83 Helldivers and VT-83 Avengers were tasked with shipping strikes, anti-
submarine patrols and ground support of troops. On April 5, 1945 VB-83 Helldivers and
VT-83 Avengers were heavily involved in sinking one of the two largest battleships in
the world, Yamato.