A4F Skyhawk (US Marines, BuNo 151147/CF 20 VMA-211, Chi Lai, 1968) (Hobbymaster HA1426) Diecast Model.No assembly Required .Category Aircraft Models, Subcategory 1:72 Hobby Master, Scale 1 : 72, ISBN/Box HA1426, Publisher HobbymasterTrue 1/72 scaleProfessionally paintedGreat attention to detailAll markings are Tampoed (pad applied)Option to display the model on a stand that is providedModel can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positionsCanopy displays open or closedExtremely heavy metal with a minimum of plasticHighly collectableDesigned by the McDonnell-Douglas chief engineer Ed Heinemann the A-4 Skyhawk met all therequirements of the US Navy and exceeded many. It was half the maximum weight, could carryfour times the weapon load and small enough that it didnt need folding wings for carrier duty.This small aircraft would earn many nicknames Heinemanns Hot Rod "Scooter", "BantamBomber", "Tinker Toy Bomber". The A-4M assigned to front-line squadrons would be replaced inthe mid 1980s by the AV-8 Harrier II.The Skyhawk proved to be one of the most popular US naval aircraft exports of the postwar era.Because of its small size, it could be operated from the older, smaller WWII-era aircraft carriers.In September 1964 A-4E Bu.No. 151147 was delivered to the USN VA-43. It soon was transferredto VA-66 Waldos where it received the distinctive dorsal hump. In 1968 151147 transferred toVMA-211 Wake Island Avengers and stationed in Chu Lai where Marines had arrived in 1965.Home base for VMA-211 normally was Japan but between October 1965 and January 1973 theycompleted four tours in SEA. In 1968 in Chu Lai the aircraft was named Apocalypse III and flownby 1st Lt. Robert Rivers who later won a Silver Star.A-4E Skyhawk SpecificationsEngine:1 x Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A turb
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