However, one Japanese aircraft a Yokosuka D4Y3 Judy slipped through the defences, and at 09:38 hit the light carrier USS Princeton with a 551 lb (250 kg) armor-piercing bomb. Just prior to the bomb hitting the carrier ten fighter planes had landed on the flight deck from a previous mission and in the hangar deck six fully loaded and fueled Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers were waiting for the next mission. One of the torpedo bombers was directly hit by this bomb as it pierced the ship and exploded, triggering the other five torpedo bombers to also explode. The bomb hit the area of the ship where not only most of the torpedoes were stored but also bombs that were not stored securely.
Features
- WW2 US Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber
- Acurately detailed cockpit and Landing gear
- Precisely engraved panel lines and riverts
- Bomb bay can be built open or closed
- Bombs and torpedo included