HobbyBoss 1:48 TBD-1A Devastator 81784

Hobbyboss 1:48 TBD-1A DevastatorHobbyBoss manufactures static plastic model kits and the company has became an established and very well-regarded brand after many years of hard work. HobbyBoss strives to continually improve and to make the best possible products. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. The Douglas TBD Devastator was a 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 USN and possibly for any navy in the world. However the fast pace of aircraft development caught up with it and by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the TBD was already outdated. It performed well in some early battles but in the Battle of Midway the Devastators launched against the Japanese fleet were almost totally wiped out. The type was immediately withdrawn from front line service replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger.