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Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model “Eve of Destruction”, VAQ-141 “Shadowhawks”, AJ/621, US Navy, Operation Desert Storm. 1991Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA5011
AUD $260.00
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Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, VAQ-141, US Navy – HA5011
Length25.3 cm9.9 inWingspan22.2 cm8.7 in
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 HA5011 1/72 Air Power Series
Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA5011 replicates in 1/72 scale diecast the EA-6B Prowler, named “Eve of Destruction”, BuNo 1603527, tail code AJ/621. Assigned to VAQ-141 “Shadowhawks”, US Navy, Deployed with Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during Operation Desert Storm, 1991.
VAQ-141 “Shadowhawks”, US Navy
Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-142) “Shadowhawks” is a unit of the United States Navy homeported at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, located in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, attached to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) and deploys aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). The Squadron was established in July 1987 and operated the EA-6B Prowler until 2010, when it began transitioning to 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 They were withdrawn from the US Navy service in June 2015 and the USMC in 2019, replaced by the EA-18G Growler.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, but five external hardpoints carry up to 8,200 kg (18,000 lb) of payload.
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler 1/72 Scale Diecast Model “Eve of Destruction”, VAQ-141 “Shadowhawks”, AJ/621, US Navy, Operation Desert Storm. 1991Brand: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series SKU: HA5011
AUD $260.00
In stock