Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II – #157269, LCDR James McDevitt and Lt. Curt Dose, VF-92 "Silver Kings", USS Constellation (CV-64) , U.S. Navy, Vietnam, May 10, 1972 (MiG-21 victory)

1:72 Scale.  Length: 9.75".  Wingspan: 6.25"


Limited production of approximately 800 models worldwide

The U.S. Navy VF-92 “Silver Kings” was originally formed on March 23, 1952 and ten years later re-designated as VF-54 that lasted one year when they once again became VF-92. The VF-92 “Silver Kings” sailed onboard the USS Constellation from October 1971 until June 30, 1972. On May 10, 1972 F-4J Phantom II 157269, flown by LCDR James McDevitt and Lt. Curt Dose, shot down a Vietnam People’s Air Force MiG-21 with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. On June 1, 1984 this aircraft was destroyed in an air collision with another F-4.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat twin-engine jet fighter originally developed for the U.S. Navy in the 1950s. Proven to be highly adaptable, it also became a major part of the air wings of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force. The Phantom was used extensively by all three of these services in the Vietnam War, serving as the principal fighter / bomber for the Navy and Air Force and in ground-attack and reconnaissance roles. The F-4 Phantom II was also sold to and operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations.

The F-4 Phantom entered service in 1960 and continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 and F-16 in the U.S Air Force; the F-14 and F/A-18 in the U.S. Navy and the F/A-18 in the U.S Marine Corps. The F-4 was used in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996. It was produced from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 built in several variants.


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