Hobby Master HA5123 1/72 F/A-18E Super Hornet - NJ400 USN VFA-25 "Fist of the Fleet"
Die-Cast Model
Hobby Master HA5123 1/72 F/A-18E Super Hornet - NJ400, USN VFA-25 "Fist of the Fleet"
DESCRIPTION
Air Power Series
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet, NJ400
USN VFA-25 "Fist of the Fleet"
NAS Lemoore, CA, 2013
The unit that is now known as VFA-25 "Fist of the Fleet" began in 1943 as VT-17. Over the years they have been known as VA-6B, VA-65, VA-25 and VFA-25 in 1983 when the squadron began training in the new F/A-18A. In 2012 VFA-25 successfully completed a combat deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and returning home to NAS Lemoore they began their transition to the F/A-18E Super Hornet. F/A-18E 166959 was accepted by the USN in 2006 and in 2013 was transferred from VFA-122 to VFA-25 and became NJ/400 CAG aircraft.
Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series die-cast airplanes feature:
- Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screw heads