Description
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 first productionflight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 productionswitched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of inlight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.
CF-188B c/n 341 serial 188920 was taken on strength on August 21, 1984 and was assigned tothe 433 Squadron stationed at Bagotville, Quebec. In February 1995 the aircraft was reallocatedto the 410th Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron, the Cougars located at ColdLake, Alberta. The 410th TFS had received their first CF-18s on October 25, 1982. On November8, 2001 Finnish Air Force F/A-18C HN-413 collided with another Finnish F/A-18 HN-430. HN-430was destroyed but HN-413 landed with the front half of the fuselage severely damaged. Theydecided to buy CF-188B 188920 from Canada and mate that front half with the rear half of the
damaged HN-413 converting it into an F/A-18D. On December 3, 2009 the Frankenhornet madeits first flight and on January 1, 2010 it crashed when a right hand stabilator servo cylinder valvefailed.
Hobby Master 1:72 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B HA3530
- 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
- Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
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