Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
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23 June 2014, 11:05
Christian MeyerhoffOne of my older builds. It`Revell-Monogram in 1:48
The Helldiver Song:
"Oh Mother, dear mother, take down the blue star. Replace it with one that is gold. Your son is a Helldiver driver; he'll never be 30 years old .The people who work for Curtiss are frequently seen good and drunk. One day with an awful hangover, they mustered and designed that old clunk. Now the wings are built with precision, the fuselage so strong it won't fail. But who were the half-witted people who designed the cockpit and tail? The skipper hates Helldiver drivers and he doesn't think much of that clunk. Each time we fly aboard his carrier, he prays that his ship won't be sunk. My body lies over the ocean; my body lies under the sea. My body lies under the ocean wrapped up in an SB2C!"
Melody: "My bonnie is over the ocean..."
23 June 2014, 11:10
Christian BruerNice, clean and well done. I like this bird. I think the SB2C deserved the name the beast not only because of the flying stabilities but as well for her good combat performance.
23 June 2014, 18:46
Christian MeyerhoffHi Christian!
The perfomance of this plane might have been good, but it was hated by it`s crews. After the SBC, Curtiss never won a Navy competition again and disappeared from the market. But this is only my limited knowledge of aviation history 🙂 Many THX for looking.
23 June 2014, 19:10
