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Code	Make	Description	Price
HA1929	Corgi	F-4D Phantom II - Terrible Tyke, 497th TFS, Vietnam (850)	£ 0.00
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	Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1929 is this superb model of McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom 11 "Terrible Tyke" of the 497th TFS, 8th TFW, based at Ubon, Thailand during the Vietnam War in 1972. MODEL PRODUCTION ONLY 850 UNITS, of which only a tiny amount have come to the UK. The 497th TFS spent eight years in South East Asia (SEA) and was the only USAF unit in SEA that was dedicated to night combat operations. The 497th TFS was called the “Night Owls” and carried the tail code FP from December 1965 – September 1974. The “Night Owls” were assigned to the 8th TFW at Ubon, Thailand. In September 1974 the 497th TFS was inactivated but reactivated in 1978. F-105D 66-0279 c/n 1949 was withdrawn from use and on July 9, 1990 arrived at AMARC as FP0532 storage location 70308. As of 2008 the aircraft was still on located at AMARC. The F-4D was an improved “C” variant with most improvements being internal electronics and avionics. The F-4D entered operational service in April 1966 and joined the combat forces in Southeast Asia in May 1967. With the arrival of the “D” most of the “C” variant was reassigned to ground attack with the “D”s taking on the air-to-air interceptor role. In 1968 – 1969 a total of 825 “D” models were produced 793 for the USAF and 32 for the Iranian Air Force.

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