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More carrier aircraft, this time for pre-war US Carriers. This time it's the forerunner to the venerable SBD 'Dauntless', the BT-1 .

From Tom's Modelworks:
The BT-1 was designed in 1934 to meet a US Navy specification to replace the Martin BM-1 and the Great Lakes BG-1. Designed by Ed Heinemann, the BT-1 was the first all-metal aircraft to fly for the Navy. To guard against any weakness in the wings during dives, the wings could not be folded and the overall wingspan had to conform to the dimensions of the US carrier's hangars and elevators. Unfortunately, this requirement resulted wings that were shorter than optimal and substantially compromised the flying characteristics of the BT-1, especially a slow speeds (think carrier landings!). 52 of the 54 BT-1s ordered by the Navy in November 1936 were delivered, with one of the two retained for experimental use, the XBT-2 later becoming the Douglas SBD-1. Many of the lessons learned with this aircraft led directly to its successor, the SBD, which wrote itself into the pages of the USN's history during those desperate, and decisive, Pacific naval battles of 1942 and 1943.

The set [BT1-350] offered here includes two landing gear down models - one with the canopy closed and one with the canopy open at the pilot and gunner positions (no figures included) and is listed for $16.99 (US) plus shipping at the Tom's Modelworks webstore.