Hobby Master HA3510 1:72 F/A-18C “Flying Eagles” – Miniature Marvels: Airplane Models & Painted Dice* Airplane Model

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Hobby Master HA3510 1:72 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet BuNo. 163733 VFA-122 “Flying Eagles” NAS Lemoore, February 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weathernight fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the firstproduction flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while Band D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land baseswith the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.

To commemorate the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corpsand Coast Guard several aircraft have been given special paint schemes. F-18C 163733from VFA-122 based at NAS Lemoore in California has been given a three-tone blue/greyscheme. This tricolor finish represents that of a WWII carrier based Hellcat unit from 1943 1944. In 1911 the first aircraft ever landed on a ship and the first hydro-aeroplane wasdemonstrated creating an interest in naval aviation.