If you prefer to meet us curbside, please call MTS at 93 upon your arrival to the shop. An email will be sent to you when your order is ready for pickup. All orders placed by 1pm will be available for same day pickup. Local Pickup is available Monday thru Saturday 11am-4:30pm. You will receive a full refund for the item purchased but the original shipping charges are non-refundable. Once your item is returned to us, it will be inspected to ensure it is returned to us in a salable condition in the complete original packaging. If you would like to return or exchange an undamaged item, please contact MTS within 14 days of the shipping date at 93 or email to start the return process. If you receive a damaged item, please contact MTS within 7 days of the shipping date at 93 or email, we will determine if a claim needs to be filed with the shipping company. fragmentation bomb on one wing to partly offset a 680-lb. bomb in its internal bomb bay and a 260-lb. MTS inspects all items for damage prior to shipment. The SB2C also needed to have a well-balanced loadas in the case of one pilot of VB-87 on the USS Ticonderoga, whose Helldiver was equipped with a 1,000-lb. Propellers, antennas, and canopies will break easily if not handled with care. Please exercise caution when removing your items from the packaging. El Curtiss SB2C Helldiver fue un avión bombardero en picado embarcado producido para la Armada de los Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. VB-12 had one of the mostĭistinctive aircraft marking schemes in the PTO with the bold white striped tail and whiteĪilerons as well as the aircraft number being placed just back of the engine cowling.ĭuring this time period a 3-digit aircraft numbering system was in use but VB-12 kept the On February 25,ġ945 USS Randolph left the area and sailed for Ulithi. The SB2C was the third carrier-based dive bomber called Helldiver and produced by Curtiss. Made in support of the landing at Iwo Jima and the advance in land. With its 22 SB2Cs operating from the USS Randolph was part of the assaults on TokyoĪnd surrounding airfields and engine plants. On February 16-17 1945 Air Group 12 began attacks against mainland Japan. Its cruising speed was only 2 mph slower than It flew faster and further than the Avenger, except for “4” with the SB2C-4E equipped with an AN/APS-4 radar pod mounted under the Never received the credit and respect it deserved. Even with new variants and upgrades the Helldiver The SB2C Helldiver was commonly referred to as “The Beast” because of its size and
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