Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 MacDill AFB is one of

MacDill AFB is one of the most strategically significant bases in the United States

A meaningful medevac subject representing the evolution of Army National Guard aeromedical evacuation between Korea and Vietnam

eliminating the cylinder head entirely — the Erie Built offered exceptional power density in an elegant streamlined carbody styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy

This decal set captures the second of four distinct marking states worn by this single remarkable airframe — sitting between the original XB-19 rollout and 20th Bombardment Squadron configurations and the later All Weather Flying Center XB-19A used in Project Thunderstorm

with the addition of International Orange on the wing upper surfaces — a safety measure to make the aircraft visible to friendly strike aircraft approaching from above while remaining camouflaged from ground observers

Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 MacDill AFB is one ofThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas SBD 2P Dauntless 2173, assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) aboard USS Wolverine (IX 64), wearing Non Specular Light Gray (NS Light Gray) upper surfaces over Non Specular Blue Gray (NS Blue Gray) with modex P 8. The SBD 2P was a photo reconnaissance conversion of the SBD 2, with a camera installation replacing the rear gunner's armament one of several specialized Dauntless variants that