SBD Dauntless “White C 46”
A beautiful collection of color photos of SBD Dauntless dive bombers taken “somewhere in the Pacific” for LIFE magazine. With different cameras. Many of these aircraft show camouflage markings and markings that are being painted and updated. Modelers should take special note of the paint wear and weathering patterns visible on many of these aircraft. A particularly impressive set of images! A nice study of a war-weary SBD in use by a training command. Interesting details are the fresh outlines to the faded national insignia and the replacement cowling with the graded camo scheme. The fading and paint wear present an interesting challenge for an experienced modeler.