Vought SB2U Vindicator 1/72 Scale Model

American SB2U-3 - This is a model of a land based Marine dive bomber that flew from Midway to resist the attempted Japanese invasion of June 1942. Midway was the last combat for Vindicators, as they were in the process of being replaced on U.S. Navy carriers by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers. The French flew an export version of the Vindicator, the V-156F, against the German and Italian invasion of 1940. They were flown from land bases by the French navy's air arm, the Aéronavale, which lacked a carrier. They were obtained from the USA before the war.

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Air Battle Dunkirk, Norman Franks

American Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific, Eric Bergerud

French Bombers of WWII in Action, Alain Pelletier

"A Glorious Page in Our History"; The Battle of Midway, June 1942, Robert Cressman

Incredible Victory; The Battle of Midway, Walter Lord

Midway 1942, Mark Healy

Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan; The Japanese Navy's Story, Mitsuo Fuchida

Miracle at Midway, Gordon Prange

SB2U Vindicator in Action, Tom Doll

Twelve Days in May; The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, May 1940, Brian Cull

U.S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of WWII, Barrett Tillman