Subject: Re: Douglas TBD Devastator 1/48 - Midway June 1942
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Fabrizio Frassica" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:48:24 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fabrizio Frassica 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:24 PM
  Subject: Douglas TBD Devastator 1/48 - Midway June 1942

  Since I was a child, I was always fascinated by TBD devastator...really a bird of prey!

  This aircraft was the protagonist of the first American responses to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 1941 . Since Febraury 1942 TBD operated aginst japanese forces on Kwajalein, New Guinea, Wake, Marcus island, Lae and Salamaua. But it is with the Battle of Coral Sea (May 1942) that the devastator reaches its maximum popularity. In fact, the TBD launched by USS Yorktown, in cooperation with the SBD Dauntless dive bombers launched by USS Lexington, sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho and damaged the similar Shokaku. 

  However, the devastator was already a plane outdated and obsolete and in the subsequent Battle of Midway (June 1942) almost the entire fleet of TBD was completely destroyed in the attack against the Japanese fleet and none of their torpedos scored a hit.
  My model is a VT8 aircraft that participated in the first attack. The plane, along with all the other 15 of the VT 8, was shot down. Only ens Gay survived after this terrible attack.
  Shortly after the Midway disaster.the devastator entire fleet was retired from front line.

  Douglas TBD Devastator OOB from Great Wall Hobby kit in 1/48 scale.

  Markings are for Ens. Gay, VT8 - USS Hornet, Midway June 1942

  Colours by Life Colours. Filters by True Earth.

  Enjoy the photos.

  Fabrizio Frassica 

          

       
           
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