Model Description
HA3566 Hobbymaster F/A-18C “Chippy Ho” NF400, CAG bird, VFA-195 “Dambusters”, 2010
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Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale
HA3566
F/A-18C
"Chippy Ho"
NF400
CAG bird
VFA-195
"Dambusters"
2010
Model Description
Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale HA3566 F/A-18C “Chippy Ho” NF400, CAG bird, VFA-195 “Dambusters”, 2010. Buy now online at Flying Tigers.
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 production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 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.
In the fall of 2010 the VFA-195 “Dambusters” began to convert to the new F/A-18E Super Hornet. VFA-195 became the first unit to fully equip with the F/A-18E. The callsign for VFA-195 for the CAG aircraft NF400 1648899 is “Chippy” so the name “Chippy Ho” was a natural, similar to “Tally Ho”. There have been 3 “Chippy Ho” marked F-18C’s, Bu. No’s 163758, 164899 and 164905. VFA-195 became the “Dambusters” because they took part in busting dams in the Korean War.
RRP £102.00
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Model Code: HA3566
Model categories:
1/72nd scale Military Jet Aircraft, HobbyMaster Aviation, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Military Aviation