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| HA1909 | Corgi | F-4E Phantom II (Kurnass) - 201 Sqn, Israeli Air Force (1,50 | £ 0.00 |
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| Hobby Masters excellent 1/72 scale McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II "Kurnass" #08, 201 Squadron "The One" of the Israeli Air Force based at Hatzor, November 11, 1969. Production of 1,500 pieces, of which only a few came to the UK. In Israel the F-4 was called Kurnass (Sledgehammer) rather than Phantom. One pilot described the F-4 Phantom II as “a brick with wings that they made fly”. The McDonnell Douglas Phantom II had several variants produced with the F-4E variant being the most produced. The F-4E variant came with new improved engines, increased fuel capacity, re-designed nose containing smaller radar, leading edge slats and finally an internal nose mounted 20mm six-barrelled rotary cannon. The Kurnass was capable of carrying a large assortment of weapons including the AGM-84 Harpoon missile as well as the Rafael Gabriel anti-ship missile and later the Rafael Popeye air-to-surface missile. The Kurnass was also frequently used in SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defences) roles. The Israeli Air Force first took delivery of their new F-4Es on 5th September 1969 at Hatzor Airbase. Over time the IAF purchased 42 factory new F-4Es, 12 factory new RF-4Es and 162 ex-USAF aircraft with the possibility of even more. The RF version was referred to as “Orev” (Raven). The first squadron to receive the Phantoms was the newly formed 201 Squadron “The One”. The plan was to deliver four aircraft approximately every month and the first four had U.S. serials 68-0396 to 68-0399 that were changed to #01, #04, #08 and #10. The IAF originally used 2- digit tail numbers but it wasn’t long before the switched to a 3 digit system with the 201st adding a 6 as the first digit. These particular aircraft all were involved in notable events, #01 flew the first Kurnass mission, on April 2 1970 #04 was the first Kurnass lost when it was downed by an Egyptian MiG-21. Aircraft #08 (the subject of this model) was credited with the first Kurnass kill on November 11 1969 when it downed an Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 and #10 scored the third kill. Between November 1969 and June 1982 the Kurnass was used to down 116.5 enemy aircraft while sustaining 56 losses, mostly due to ground fire. Of this total the 201st was credited with 40.5 kills: 25.5 MiG-21s of the Egyptian and Syrian Air Forces. 4 MiG-17s of the Egyptian and Syrian Air Forces. 3 Su-7 of the Egyptian and Syrian Air Forces. 1 IL-28 of the Egyptian Force. 7 Mi-8s of the Egyptian Air Force. The Kurnass continued to fly until May 12, 2004 and in 2006 the 201st Squadron was deactivated. Perfect companion to the Israeli A-4E Skyhawk which has also been released by Hobbymaster. Only a few hundred have been imported to the UK so grab one while you can. |
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