HA5416 Hobbymaster T-38 “Thunderbirds Bicentennial Scheme” No.1 plane, USAF, 1976

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Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale HA5416  T-38 “Thunderbirds Bicentennial Scheme” No.1 plane, USAF, 1976. Buy now online at Flying Tigers.

The 49th first came into existence in 1941 as the 49th Pursuit Squadron and in 1949 was inactivated. In 1952 the unit was re-activated as the 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and once again inactivated in 1987 reactivated in 1990 as the 49th Flying Training Squadron. Located at Columbus AFB, Mississippi their mission is to conduct the advanced phase of undergraduate pilot training and basic procedures and techniques for fighters. In 2003 their name was changed to 49th Fighter Training Squadron to make it more mission related.

RRP £86.00