Below are photos of my Monogram 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator, built in 1999. It includes some scratch-built details in the cockpit, flaps, engine and on the torpedo. It carries markings of the aircraft flown by Ensign George Gay (BuNo 1518/side code T-14) during the Battle of Midway (June 4, 1942). All fifteen planes from the USS Hornet’s VT-8 torpedo squadron were shot down during an attack on Japanese aircraft carriers, with Gay being the sole survivor.
The Devastator has always been one of my favorite aircraft, and I have built the Monogram kit several times over the years.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
Phillip1
