Rapido 50237 HO Scale EMD SD10 Diesel Dakota Minnesota and Eastern DM&E 549 Roadname_LMS USS Independence was used as

USS Independence was used as a target for Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests in 1946

artillery batteries

50 caliber (12

The all-moving canards are rotatable as on the real aircraft

Rapido 50237 HO Scale EMD SD10 Diesel Dakota Minnesota and Eastern DM&E 549 Roadname_LMS USS Independence was used asRapido 50237 HO Scale EMD SD10 Diesel Dakota Minnesota and Eastern DM&E 549 The SD7 was General Motors Electro Motive Divisions first foray into 6 axle power. The SD stood for Special Duty, while the 7 was carried over for the 4 axle GP7 series. This new series of locomotives provided extra tractive effort spread and weight distribution across the six axle trucks. Production lasted from May of 1951 to November of 1953. A total of 188 units were built