Academy 1/48 12360 F-111A USAF Bomber Vietnam War Plastic Kit

Cold War U.S. variable-wing supersonic bomber. 7 sprues. Improved nose gear parts. Air-to-ground weapons & metal pitot tube included. Choice of 4 markings: (1) F-111As of Det 1, 428th TFS, 474th TFW at Operation Combat Lancer, Takhli RTAFB, 1968. 66-0018 was the mount of the commander Lt Col Benjamin C Murph. Crew names were applied on their way back to the US; (2) F-111As of 429th TFS, 474th TFW, Nellis AB, Nevada, 1971. 67-0058 is a mount of C.O. Lt Col Robert D Anderson with two red stars from his two MiG kills by F-4C, Vietnam 1967; (3) F-111s of 3474th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, 1972-73. 429/430th TFS participated in Operation Constant Guard V / Linebacker II carrying ordnance more than 4 times that of F-4 Phantom IIs with no need for Wild Weasel, electronic countermeasure or tankers; (4) F-111s of 429/430th TFS, Takhli RTAFB, 1973. 347th TFW took command of these units with new tailcode of HG, and flew combat missions until its deactivation in June 1975 at Korat RTAFB. 1:48 scale model kit from Academy, requires paint and glue.