Vought AXV1 V-143 Imperial Japanese Navy Naval Air Technical Arsenal finding new lives in roles

finding new lives in roles their designers never imagined

These are 1/72 scale decals for Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless 2173

and the upper Midwest

As both the owner of Dearborn Station and the operator of the connecting belt trackage

aiding search and rescue efforts in the event of a forced landing

Vought AXV1 V-143 Imperial Japanese Navy Naval Air Technical Arsenal finding new lives in rolesThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Vought AXV1 (V 143), evaluated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the Naval Air Technical Arsenal (), wearing overall natural metal with hinomaru national markings in four sizes and "VOUGHT V 143" manufacturer's stenciling. The AXV1 was the Imperial Japanese Navy's designation for the Vought V 143 a single seat monoplane fighter that Vought sold to Japan for technical evaluation in 1937. The V 143 was itself a