Description: Armour Collection (Franklin Mint) Diecast Aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II US Air Force’Mig Killer’ AF40829 Previously loved and displayed only Scale 1:48 In original box Excellent condition, displayed only, Check out the photos This is a large and heavy DieCast model Weight - 1.2kg approximately Length - 37 cm (14.5 inches) approximately Wingspan - 25 cm (10 inches) approximately On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This Phantom is painted to represent "Scat XXVII", the 8th TFW aircraft in which Col. Robin Olds flying as Tampa Lead on MiG CAP shot down two MiG-17s using a Sparrow and a Sidewinder near Bac Giang in northeast Vietnam on May 20, 1967. The left splitter vane carries two red stars. The F-4 was used extensively during the Vietnam War. It served as the principal air superiority fighter for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and became important in the ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance roles late in the war. During the Vietnam War, all five American servicemen who became aces – one U.S. Air Force pilot, two weapon systems officers (WSOs), one U.S. Navy pilot and one radar intercept officer (RIO) – did so in F-4s. The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving combat service in 1996. It was also the only aircraft used by both U.S. flight demonstration teams: the United States Air Force Thunderbirds (F-4E) and the United States Navy Blue Angels (F-4J). The F-4 was also operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms, acquired before the fall of the Shah, in the Iran–Iraq War. The F-4 remains in active service with the air forces of Iran, Greece, and Turkey. The aircraft has most recently been in service against the Islamic State group in the Middle East.
Price: 148.45 GBP
Location: Leatherhead
End Time: 2025-01-04T14:50:31.000Z
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Brand: Franklin Mint Armour 1:48
Type: Aircraft (Military)
Model: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Theme: Military
Scale: 1:48
