Hobby Master 1/72 HA1326 A-10C Republic Thunderbolt 100 Anniversary of the 107th FS August 2017
Hobby Master HA1326 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt 100 Anniversary of the 107th FS 81-0994, 107th FS/127th Wing, Michigan, Aug 2017
The A-10C is an updated version of the 30-year old A-10A. The cockpit has two-F-16 style 5.5 inch color displays, a moving map display and other electronic upgrades while keeping the A-10 ability to function as a CAS aircraft/tank killer. They have taken the best of the “new” and matched it with the best of the “old” and come up with one mean machine. The A-10C has already seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The A-10 motto, “Go Ugly Early”.
The 107th Aero Squadron was organized on August 27, 1917 and moved to France in January 1918 and re-designated the 801st Aero Squadron. In 1936 they consolidated with the 107th OS that had been activated as a Michigan National Guard unit in May 1926. Over the years the squadron was inactivated and re-designated several times and on March 15, 1992 finally became the 107th FS / 127th FW. On August 3, 2017 A-10C 81-0994 was revealed wearing a special paint scheme commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 107th Squadron “Red Devils”.