MATPK-35 - Matchbox 1/72 Curtiss SBC-4 - WWWEB10109212

MATPK-35 - Matchbox 1/72 Curtiss SBC-4 - WWWEB10109212

Preowned, Original seal, Mint

The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-seat scout and dive bomber, notable as the last combat biplane procured by the U.S. Navy. Delivered from 1937, the SBC-4 final version served aboard carriers such as Enterprise, Saratoga, and Yorktown before being replaced by the SBD Dauntless and was already obsolete by the time the U.S. entered WWII. A number were diverted abroad, with the RAF operating the type as the Cleveland. (Note: this is the original biplane Helldiver, not the later SB2C monoplane of the same name.)

Box contents:

• Injection-moulded plastic parts (Matchbox two-colour moulding)
• Clear canopy
• Decal sheet for two schemes: a U.S. Navy SBC-4 Air Group Commander's aircraft, USS Enterprise, 1940, and a Cleveland I of "A" Flight, No. 24 Squadron RAF Hendon, October 1940
• Printed assembly instructions
• Glue and paint not included; assembly required