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McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II 1/72 Scale Diecast Model “MiG Killer”, VF-51 “Screaming Eagle”,Tail Code NL/110, US Navy, May 1972 Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA19043
AUD $190.00
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McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, VF-51 “Screaming Eagle”, US Navy – HA19043
Length | 26.6 cm | 10.5 in |
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Wingspan | 16.3 cm | 6.4 in |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Canopy displayable open or closed
- Removable pilot and crew figurines
- Undercarriage displayable extended or retracted
- Display stand included.
Hobby Master HA19043 1/72 Air Power Series
Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA19043 replicates in 1/72 scale diecast the F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151398, tail code NL/110. MiG Killer of Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) “Screaming Eagles”, United States Navy (USN) at the time deployed with Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the USS Coral Sea CVA-43, Vietnam, May 1972.
MiG Kill
On May 10, 1972, during Operation Linebacker, while flying a BARCAP/MIGCAP in the Gulf of Tonkin, Phantom II NL/110 of VF-51 “Screaming Eagles” piloted by LT Kenneth L. “Ragin Cajun” Cannon and RIO LT Roy A. “Bud” Morris Jr. were credited with downing a MiG-17 with an AIM-9 air-to-air missile.
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
The F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range, carrier-capable supersonic interceptor fighter-bomber and, later, reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) aircraft.
The maiden flight occurred on May 27, 1958, and entered service on December 30, 1960. Designed initially for the USN, it also served with the USAF, USMC, and other countries. The US military began to replace the F-4 during the 1980s and reconnaissance and Wild Weasel variants in 1996. Production ended in 1981, with over 5,000 airframes built.
The F-4 used two General Electric J79s after burning turbojet engines. The Phantom did not carry guns until the F-4C was introduced with an external gun pod. The E was the first to have an internally mounted cannon. Nine external hardpoints could carry up to 7,250 kg (16,000 lb) of payload.
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II 1/72 Scale Diecast Model “MiG Killer”, VF-51 “Screaming Eagle”,Tail Code NL/110, US Navy, May 1972 Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA19043
AUD $190.00
In stock