Two 'Wind Indicators' of VMSB-241 outward bound from Midway, June 1942.
Shapeways WSF models by Kampfflieger, paint by Vallejo (Model Air RAF PRU Blue) and Tamiya, decals by Mehusla and Microscale, propeller discs from Aerodrome Accessories. A surviving VMSB-241 pilot said years afterward that their ground crews had given them send offs like Japanese kamikaze pilots would later receive (standing at attention, saluting, tears running down faces), so it's a real shame that their sacrifice (half the squadron got shot down) didn't achieve better results.
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