F/A-18A Hornet McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Diecast Model RAAF ARDU, A21-32, RAAF Edinburgh, Australia Hobby Master HA3584 Scale 1:72

MCAS F/A-18A Hornet VMFA-312, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, 2022 Hobby Master HA3584 Scale 1:72

Professionally painted.
Great attention to detail.
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.
Optional armament provided.
Canopy can be displayed open or closed.
Pilot figure included.
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
F/A-18A Hornet McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Diecast Model RAAF ARDU, A21-32, RAAF Edinburgh, Australia Hobby Master HA3584 Scale 1:72 Highly collectable.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first 1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.

F/A-18A A21-29 was accepted by the RAAF in April 1988. In May 1990 while deployed to Clarke Air Base in the Philippines a Top Hat and Cane were applied to this aircraft’s tail designating it as the C/Os personal aircraft. On August 2, 1990 two F/A-18s (A21-29 and A21-42) departed RAAF Tindal on a practice pairs intercept. Maneuvering during these intercepts can be quite violent trying to lock onto the target. Unfortunately A21-42 lost sight of A21-29 and rolled into it killing the A21-42 pilot while A21-29 managed to land safely.