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| HA1403 | Corgi | Douglas A-4E Skyhawk - John McCain, VA-163 Saints, US Navy, | £ 0.00 |
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| Hobby Master 1/72 scale HA1403: Douglas A-4E Skyhawk AH300+D5406 as flown by John McCain, of? VA-163 Saints, US Navy, USS Oriskany, Vietnam 1967 Length 6.75 inches Wingspan 4.75 inches PLEASE NOTE: Box has the odd light scuff and crease. Not supplied with a pilot figure In July 1967 John Sidney McCain III survived a deck explosion and fire on the USS Forrestal that killed 134. He then joined the USS Oriskany VA-163 Saints and in October 1967 his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down over Vietnam. Released after 5 1/2 years in prison John retired in 1981 and was elected as a Congressman in 1982 and Senator in 1986. While in the Navy McCain was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and the DFC. Designed by the McDonnell-Douglas chief engineer Ed Heinemann the A-4 Skyhawk met all the requirements of the US Navy and exceeded many. It was half the maximum weight, could carry four times the weapon load and small enough that it didn't need folding wings for carrier duty. This small aircraft would earn many nicknames: Heinemanns Hot Rod, Scooter, Bantam Bomber, Tinker Toy Bomber. The A-4M assigned to front-line squadrons would be replaced in the mid-1980s by the AV-8 Harrier II. The Skyhawk proved to be one of the most popular US naval aircraft exports of the post war era. Because of its small size, it could be operated from the older, smaller WWII-era aircraft carriers. |
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