Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Die-cast Model

Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler – #163527 "Eve of Destruction", VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks", Operation Desert Storm, 1991

1:72 Scale.  Length: 10".  Wingspan: 8.75"


Limited production of approximately 600 models worldwide

In early 1991 VAQ-141 “Shadowhawks” deployed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt in support of Operation Desert Storm. VAQ-141 was the first Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW8) aircraft to deliver ordnance by firing AGM88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) on the first night. EA-6B Prowler “Eve of Destruction” was assigned to the commander of Electronic Warfare Squadron 141. The crew was Pilot/CO Cdr. Frank “Axel” Folly, ECMO 1 LCdr Rick “Flash” Morgan, ECMO 2nd Lt. Steve “Psycho” Schwing, ECMO 3 Lt. John “Gordo” Gordon.

The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine electronic warfare aircraft derived from the A-6 Intruder airframe and used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The EA-6A was the initial version developed for the Marine Corps in the 1960s. Development on the EA-6B began in 1966 and was first flown on May 25, 1968, entering operational service in July 1971. The aircrew consists of one pilot and three electronic countermeasures officers, although it is not uncommon for two ECMOs to be used on some missions. The EA-6B can be operated from aircraft carriers and land bases.

Although the Prowler was designed as an electronic warfare and command-and-control aircraft for air strike missions; it is capable of attacking some land based targets on its own, in particular enemy radar sites and surface-to-air missile launchers, using the AGM-88 anti-radiation missile.

Following its last deployment in late 2014 on the George H. W. Bush, the EA-6B was withdrawn from U.S. Navy service in June 2015 – having been replaced by the Boeing EA-18G Growler (an electronic warfare variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet). The USMC plans to operate the EA-6B until 2019.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with diecast metal and some plastic components.

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