USS Enterprise CV-6
The Enterprise (CV-6) was the most decorated ship in the US Navy during WW II and one of the most famous aircraft carriers of all time. She was a Yorktown-class carrier launched in 1936 and the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Nicknamed "The Big E", she was one of only three American fleet carriers commissioned before World War II to survive the war (the others being Saratoga and Ranger ).
Enterprise participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other United States ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the Guadalcanal campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. By the end of the war, her planes and guns had downed 911 enemy planes, sunk 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more.
The model is from the I Love It (Trumpeter) 1:350 scale kit, representing the 1942 version. I added the wooden deck from Artwox and an extra 10 each of the three different aircraft. I also added interior lighting to make the aircraft in the hangar deck more visible. (Please see the Enterprise build photos in the Model Build Section)
Enterprise participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other United States ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the Guadalcanal campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. By the end of the war, her planes and guns had downed 911 enemy planes, sunk 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more.
The model is from the I Love It (Trumpeter) 1:350 scale kit, representing the 1942 version. I added the wooden deck from Artwox and an extra 10 each of the three different aircraft. I also added interior lighting to make the aircraft in the hangar deck more visible. (Please see the Enterprise build photos in the Model Build Section)