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| | Code: UM-85021 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Forces of Valor 85021
McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II Diecast Model
USN VF-96 Fighting Falcons, NG100 Showtime, Randy Cunningham, USS Constellation, Vietnam, May 10th 1972 |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II | | 9.75" | | 6.25" |
Over 5,000 planes type McDonnell F-4 Phantom II were manufactured from 1958 until 1979. The F-4J "Showtime 100" gained special fame for its role in one of the most spectacular combat missions of the Vietnam War. On May 10, 1972, the pilot Randy Cunningham took off with his Radar Intercept Officer Willi "Irish" Dirscoll, with this Phantom in the special livery "Showtime 100" to bomb a north-Vietnamese railroad embankment. They indeed managed to shoot down three North-Vietnamese MiG-17 fighters but on their way back to the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, they themselves became victims of an attack. The pilots were able to rescue themselves but the airplane, an F-4J ACE with the registration 155800 flew less than one day in that special livery. Designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy, the F-4 Phantom was first flown on May 27, 1958. This twin-engine, long-range all-weather fighter/bomber proved highly adaptable and served in the Marine Corps and the US Air Force as well as in the Navy. During the Vietnam War, it was the principal air superiority fighter for the Navy and the Air Force and was also used for reconnaissance and ground attack. The Phantom continued to serve well into the 1970s and 1980s and even flew missions during the first Gulf War. Finally phased out by the F-14, F-16 and F/A-18, the Phantom was retired in 1996. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Unimax "Forces of Valor" range presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of military aicraft. Unimax "Forces of Valor" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast 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.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Fixed display stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Detailed pilots and crew members.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
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