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Enhance your 1/48 scale aircraft models with authentic pre-war naval aviation markings from Yellow Wings. This collection features comprehensive decal sheets covering USN and USMC aircraft from the 1930s through early World War II, including SBD Dauntless, TBD Devastator, SB2U Vindicator, F3F biplanes, F4F Wildcats, OS2U Kingfisher, SOC Seagull, and Curtiss P-6E aircraft. Coverage includes colorful squadron markings, chevrons, fuselage bands, red dot national insignia, and complete packages with stencils. Subjects feature VMF-211 Wake Island Wildcats, carrier squadrons, and observation units with authentic pre-war color schemes. Explore 1/72 Yellow Wings and visit Yellow Wings Decals for more information.
Yellow Wings Decals specializes in historically accurate markings for United States Navy and Marine Corps aircraft from the colorful pre-war era through early World War II. Their 1/48 scale collection documents the evolution of naval aviation markings during a period when peacetime allowed elaborate squadron colors, distinctive tail markings, and experimental camouflage schemes. Each decal sheet reflects meticulous research using period photographs, official documents, and surviving aircraft to ensure authentic colors, proper placement, and accurate stencil data. Yellow Wings fills critical gaps in aftermarket decal availability, offering subjects and marking options rarely covered by other manufacturers.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless became the most successful American dive bomber of World War II, but its pre-war markings in SBD-1 and SBD-2 variants showcased colorful squadron identifications. Yellow Wings provides comprehensive coverage of early Dauntless operations with sheets for Marine Corps squadrons VMB-1 and VMB-2 featuring distinctive tail markings and fuselage codes. Navy squadrons VB-2 and VS-2 receive detailed treatment showing carrier-based operations with section colors and aircraft numbers. The chevrons and fuselage bands sheet documents the distinctive geometric markings applied to SBD-1/2 aircraft for identification and formation flying. These sheets enable accurate recreation of Dauntless aircraft before the transition to wartime camouflage schemes.
The Douglas TBD Devastator served as the Navy's primary torpedo bomber from 1937 until its devastating losses at Midway in 1942. Yellow Wings' complete package for the TBD-1 provides comprehensive markings for multiple squadrons and time periods, documenting the evolution from colorful pre-war schemes through early war operations. The sheet includes full stencil data, national insignia in various configurations, squadron markings, and individual aircraft numbers. This complete package approach provides everything needed to finish a TBD model without sourcing additional decals. The Devastator's brief but significant service life makes accurate markings essential for historical representation.
The Vought SB2U Vindicator served as a transitional aircraft between biplane scout bombers and modern monoplane designs. Yellow Wings documents this often-overlooked aircraft with sheets covering SB2U-1 operations with squadrons VB-2 and VB-3, plus SB2U-2 service with VB-4 and VB-72. The complete package provides comprehensive markings spanning the Vindicator's service life from introduction through early war operations. These sheets preserve the history of an aircraft that bridged the gap between pre-war and wartime naval aviation, featuring distinctive markings that evolved as tactical requirements changed.
The Grumman F3F represented the pinnacle of biplane fighter development before monoplane designs took over. Yellow Wings provides detailed coverage of both Navy and Marine Corps F3F operations. The F3F-1 sheet documents Navy squadrons VF-5B and VF-6B with their colorful section markings and tail codes. F3F-2 Marine squadrons VMF-1 and VMF-2 receive separate treatment showing distinctive Marine Corps markings. The chevrons and fuselage bands sheet covers F3F-1/2/3 variants with geometric identification markings. These sheets capture the last era of colorful biplane fighters before war necessitated camouflage. The Curtiss P-6E Hawk sheets document Army pursuit aircraft that also served in limited Marine Corps evaluation, showing the distinctive markings of this graceful biplane.
The Grumman F4F Wildcat became the Navy and Marine Corps' primary fighter during the early war period. Yellow Wings documents the famous VMF-211 Wake Island Wildcats that fought heroically during the December 1941 Japanese attack. This sheet provides authentic markings for the F4F-3 aircraft that defended Wake Island, including individual aircraft numbers and squadron markings. The sheet enables modelers to recreate these historically significant aircraft that became symbols of American resistance during the early dark days of the Pacific War.
Naval observation and scout aircraft performed critical reconnaissance and spotting missions from battleships, cruisers, and shore bases. Yellow Wings provides comprehensive coverage of these essential but often overlooked aircraft types. The OS2U Kingfisher sheets document both OS2U-1 operations with observation squadrons VO-1 and VO-2, plus OS2U-2/3 inshore patrol operations with VS-2D1 and VS-5D4. The SOC Seagull receives dual sheet coverage with VO-1 and VO-2 markings on one sheet, and VO-3 and VO-4 on another. These sheets preserve the markings of aircraft that served throughout the war in unglamorous but vital roles including air-sea rescue, anti-submarine patrol, and gunfire spotting.
Yellow Wings provides essential generic markings that apply across multiple aircraft types and time periods. The US National Insignia Red Dot Part-1 sheet offers the distinctive red dot center star insignia used briefly in 1942 before being eliminated due to confusion with Japanese markings. USMC standard 12-inch numbers in white provide authentic fuselage and tail numbers for Marine Corps aircraft from 1932 through 1941. These generic sheets complement aircraft-specific markings and enable accurate finishing of multiple models without purchasing separate sheets for each aircraft.
Yellow Wings' complete package sheets provide comprehensive markings for specific aircraft types, including all necessary national insignia, stencil data, squadron markings, and individual aircraft numbers. This approach eliminates the need to source generic markings separately, ensuring color consistency and proper scale across all decals. Complete packages represent excellent value while guaranteeing historically accurate and complete marking options. The packages include detailed instructions with historical background, color information, and placement guides.
Yellow Wings decals are printed using modern digital technology on thin carrier film that virtually disappears under clear coats. Colors are carefully matched to period references and Federal Standard equivalents. Registration is precise for multi-color markings. The decals respond well to setting solutions for conforming to panel lines. Each sheet includes comprehensive instructions with historical notes, color callouts, and multiple-view placement diagrams. The research behind Yellow Wings sheets represents years of study using primary sources, making them valuable historical references beyond their modeling applications.
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