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HA3516 Corgi   F/A-18A+ Hornet - VFC-12 Fighting Omars (800 ONLY) £ 0.00
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  Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA3516 is this excellent 1/72 scale diecast model of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ BuNo. 162909 of VFC-12 "Fighting Omars" in superb Splinter paint scheme. Production limited to only 800 pieces worldwide, of which only a small proportion will reach the UK.

VFC-12 Fighting Omars traded their A-4 Skyhawks in for F/A-18 Hornets in 1994. They primarily tasked with providing adversary training for the USN and USMC units. VFC-12 is trading their F/A18Cs for F/A-18A+s belonging to VFA 87. As they change the F/A-18A+ are going to receive a splinter paint scheme that was developed by AD3 Darrall Taylor. The paint scheme is meant to represent the scheme used on the Sukhoi SU-35. In 1992, the original Hughes AN/APG-65 radar was replaced with the Hughes (now Raytheon) AN/APG-73. The “A” model Hornets that upgraded to the AN/APG-73 are designated A+.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 production switched 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 in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.


 
 
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