Pre-Order September 2007
Hobby Master
HA0130
SBD-4 22-C-13
VC-22
USS Independence (CVL-22)
14th April 1943
VC-22 Dauntless’ aboard USS Independence first action was in September 1943 against the Marcus Islands next
Wake Island, Rabaul and Tarawa where Independence was torpedoed and sent for repairs. Eleven months later VC-
22 Dauntless’ flew in the Philippines, Okinawa, Formosa and helped sink the battleship Musashi, four aircraft
carriers and disabled a cruiser. VC-22 fought for another year and then Independence was used to carry troops
home. July 1, 1946 CVL-22 was used in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and sunk as a target on September 11,
1948 by VC-22. USS Independence received eight battle stars for WWII service
Pre assembled professionally painted
authentic scale 1/72
open or close canopy interchangble undercarriage
Our Price £15.99
