Scale: 1/350

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This accurately shaped and highly detailed model represents the pre-war, 1940 appearance of the island of celebrated US Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5, veteran of the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, where she was lost. Her wreck was discovered by Robert D. Ballard and his team from National Geographic in 1998.

Features:
fully assembled
overall dimensions accurately scaled from official US Navy plans drawn by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, dated 1940
details specific to USS Yorktown confirmed by careful study of builders plans, period photographs of the real ship and photos of the wreck
open Pilot House windows
open Fighting Top windows
open Primary Flight Control "PriFly" windows
open Battle Lookouts, aka "Vision Slits"
doors of the correct configuration, properly located, most in the open position
accurately shaped decks
properly shaped funnel cap with exterior piping detail
properly sized and located 16" and 12" diameter portholes
properly scaled smoke-pipes passing through the entire island - forward smoke-pipe at the correct slope
delicate exterior electrical cabling
heavy structural deck support details (light supports omitted, ready for your favorite photo-etch
aft cutout for crane
ship's bell
 
These 3D-printed acrylic parts are designed to accurately represent features of the actual ship.  They are not 3D-printed copies of plastic kit parts.  Some adjustment to your plastic kit's parts or other aftermarket parts such as photoetch or wood decks may be necessary for best fit.  To fit this acrylic island to your plastic kit's flight deck, please remove the raised locator strips on the plastic kit's flight deck part.  A simple cuticle cutter can cleanly and easily remove these raised locator features.
 
In 1940, USS Yorktown CV-5 served as the flagship for Yorktown Air Group (which was later designated as Air Group Five). During this period, particularly while stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, the following core squadrons were embarked: 
Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5), Grumman F3F-2 and F3F-3 biplane fighters.
Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5), Curtiss SBC-3 Helldivers and Northrop BT-1s.
Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5), Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver and later the Vought SB2U Vindicator.
Torpedo Squadron Five (VT-5), Douglas TBD-1 Devastators, some of which were used to test experimental camouflage during Fleet Problem XXI in 1940. 
 
In June 1940, as the ship prepared to sail for Hawaii, she also transported several utility and amphibious aircraft for the U.S. Navy, including Grumman J2F Ducks, Grumman JRFs (G-21 Goose), and Sikorsky JRS-1s.
 
Yorktown Air Group Aircraft Identification Colors and Markings in 1940:
Tail Surfaces: entire fin and rudder painted in "Insignia Red" to signify the aircraft belonged to the USS Yorktown Air Group.
Wings: The upper surfaces of the top wings were painted "Orange-Yellow" (often called "Chrome Yellow") for high visibility if an aircraft went down at sea.  "Orange-Yellow" was a rich, golden-yellow color with a slight orange tint, often matched to modern FS 13538.
Fuselage: Generally left in Natural Metal (aluminum) or painted with Light Gray or Aluminum Lacquer. 
Squadron Section Markings: individual squadrons and sections were further differentiated by colored bands and cowlings: 
Section 1: Insignia Red (Full cowling)
Section 2: White (Full cowling)
Section 3: True Blue (Full cowling)
Section 4: Black (Full cowling)
Section 5: Willow Green (Full cowling)
Section 6: Lemon Yellow (Full cowling)
Identifying Letters and Numbers on Fuselage and Wings: black.
 
Click here for a USS Yorktown CV-5 1942 air group set from our friends at 3D Wild.

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