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HA1960	Corgi	F-4B Phantom II - VF-111 Sundowners, US Navy, USS Coral Sea	£ 0.00
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	Hobby Master 1/72 scale HA1960: McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom 11 BuNo 153019 of VF-111 Sundowners CVW-15, USS Coral Sea in 1972. Production of 1,500 pieces, Length 9.75 inches Wingspan 6.25 inches In 1971 VF-111 Sundowners transitioned to the F-4B Phantom II. On March 6, 1972 F-4B Bu. No 153019 – 201 was operating from the USS Coral Sea using the call-sign Old Nick 201. The aircraft was assigned to CDR Bob Pearl and Lt. Gil Sliney but this day Lt. Gary Weigand and Lt(jg) Bill Freckleton were at the controls when they encountered a MiG-17 over the Gulf of Tonkin and destroyed it with an AIM-9D making this F-4B a MiG killer. The “Sundowners” later transitioned to the F-4N variant. Aircraft, F-4B, NL 201, Bu.No. 153019 was restored to the original paint scheme by one of the later VF-111 squadrons. Old Nick 201 is perched on a pedestal just inside the main gate at NAS Key West, Florida. One of the most famous and easily recognized fighter aircraft of the post-WWII era was the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II. This aircraft was developed as a private venture by the aircraft company but was soon ordered by the USN as a carrier-based attack aircraft. Its first flight took place on May 27, 1958 and it entered active service in December 1960. It wasn’t long after the F-4B appeared that a fly-off was set up with USAF front-line fighters. It was no contest, the F-4 performed so well that the USAF ordered their own variant, the F-4C. As time went on, the F-4 evolved into well over a dozen variants.

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