Details: F-15C Eagle - 493rd FS Grim Reapers Double MiG 29 Kill (600)

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HA4551	Corgi	F-15C Eagle - 493rd FS Grim Reapers Double MiG 29 Kill (600)	£
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	Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA4551: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle AF 86-0156/LN, piloted by Capt. Jeff Hwang, March 26, 1999. Operation Allied Force "Double Serbian MIG 29 Killer". Production of only 600 of this highly sought after, Lakenheath UK based model. McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0156 was manufactured as c/n 1003/C384 and on March 26, 1999 during “Operation Allied Force” was assigned to the 48th FW/493rd FS “Grim Reapers” operating from Cervia AB, Italy. On this day the aircraft was piloted by Capt Jeff Hwang who managed to destroy two Serbian MiG-29’s when he simultaneously fired two AIM-120B AMRAAMs. The first pilot ejected but the second didn’t. The aircraft returned to normal service with the 493rd based at Lakenheath, England. In 1967 the U.S. became aware of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat. This made it necessary to develop a new aircraft to counter the MiG-25. The USAF rejected the USN F-14 Tomcat and issued its own requirements. The solution came in the form of the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle. The F-15A made its inaugural flight in July 1972 and in January 1976 the first Eagle entered service. The "E" entered service in 1989. The F-15 was the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre.

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