Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 eliminating the cylinder head entirely

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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

MNCR — Metro-North Railroad: the cars in Metro-North livery

The SD38 was produced by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) between 1967 and 1971 as a medium-horsepower road switcher aimed at railroads that needed reliable

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Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 eliminating the cylinder head entirelyThese 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