Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 with the bomb bay sealed

with the bomb bay sealed and the interior fitted with passenger accommodations for senior officers and officials

A uniquely American wartime story and a fascinating subject for any WWII Navy training

GM&O — the Gulf

The two decal variants represent the primary operators of the Shoreliner II on the Connecticut corridor:

Douglas SBD-2P 2173 Carrier Qualification Training Unit USS Wolverine IX-64 with the bomb bay sealedThese 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