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Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model VAQ-142 “Gray Wolves”, NL/520, US Navy Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA5010B
AUD $198.00
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Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, VAQ-142, US Navy – HA5010B
Length | 25.3 cm | 9.9 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 22.2 cm | 8.7 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage displayable extended or retracted
- Canopy displayable open or closed
- Removable crew figurines
- Optional ordnance
- Display stand included.
Hobby Master HA5010B 1/72 Air Power Series
Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA5010B replicates in 1/72 scale diecast the EA-6B Prowler, BuNo 160437, tail code NL/520. Of VAQ-142 “Gray Wolves”, US Navy, stationed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2006 to 2007.
VAQ-142 “Gray Wolves”, US Navy
Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142) “Grey Wolves” is a unit of the United States Navy homeported at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, attached to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) and deploys aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). The Squadron was established on April 3, 1997, operating the EA-6B Prowler. In 2015 the EB-6bs were replaced by the EA-18G Growler.
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
The EA-6B Prowler is an American four-seat twin-engine long-range, all-weather, carrier-capable, electronic warfare aircraft. It is capable of command-and-control airstrike missions and electronic signals intelligence gathering.
It first flew on May 25, 1968, entering operational service with VAQ-132 in July 1971. They were withdrawn from the US Navy service in June 2015 and the USMC in 2019, replaced by the EA-18G Growler. Production ended in 1991, with 170 airframes built.
Based on the A-6 Intruder, a lengthened forward fuselage allows a crew of four, a pilot and three Electronic Countermeasures Officers (ECMO). A thin gold film over the canopy protects the occupants from emissions produced by the avionics. The top of the vertical stabiliser has an antenna fairing.
It uses two Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engines mounted side by side in the fuselage. Armament excludes guns, and five external hardpoints, carrying up to 8,200 kg (18,000 lb) of payload.
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model VAQ-142 “Gray Wolves”, NL/520, US Navy Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA5010B
AUD $198.00
In stock