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Hobby Master HA3802 1:72 F-16CG Block 40 “89-2016” 555th Fighter Sqn. 31st Air Wing, 16th Air Force Aviano Air Base, Italy
The F-16 Fighting Falcon was produced by General Dynamics who became Lockheed who thenmerged with Martin Marietta to become Lockheed Martin. The F-16 entered service in January 1979 as a multi-role jet fighter that evolved into an all-weather multi-role aircraft capable ofmaintain so the U.S. and 25 other countries added it to their inventory. The Fighting Falcon isreferred to by its pilots as the Viper and will remain in USAF service until 2025.
The 555th TFS story began in November 1942 as the 555th Bombardment Squadron, Medium. InNovember 1945 the squadron was de-activated and re-activated in January 1964. From 1965until 1973 the 555th flew F-4s in Vietnam and shot down 39 MiGs, earning them the motto“World’s Largest Distributor of MiG Parts”. The 555th returned to the U.S. in 1974 and in 1994transitioned to the F-16 when transferred to the Aviano Air Base in Italy. F-16 89-2016 wasdelivered to the military on July 1990.
Hobby Master 1:72 F-16C HA3802
- True 1:72 scale
- Professionally painted
- Great attention to detail
- All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
- Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
- Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
- Canopy can be displayed open or closed
- Pilot figure included
- Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
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