Model Description
Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale HA19046 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II 68-0531, 163rd TFS, 122nd TFG, Ft Wayne, Indiana, May 1987. Buy online at Flying Tigers.
The last version of the Phantom II produced for the USN and USMC was the F-4J. Between 1966 and 1972 there were 522 F-4Js built. The USN received their first F-4Js in 1966 and the USMC in 1967. The F-4J had the distinction of scoring the only USMC air-to-air combat victory in Vietnam and it also was the last US operational aircraft in South East Asia. In mid 1970 the F-4 Phantom II was being replaced by the new and improved F-14 Tomcat.
At the end of WWII the 365th FS was re-designated the 163rd FS and assigned to the 122 nd FG of the Indiana National Guard. The squadron transitioned to the F-4E in 1986 which they flew until 1991 when replaced by the F- 16. F-4E was built in 1968 and first assigned to the 20 th FS, 49 th FW and between 1986 and 1991 was stationed with the 163 rd TFS. In 1997 the aircraft went to AMARC.
RRP £112.00
