F/A-18C "VFA-15 Retro TAC Demo Jet" 164718, VFA-106 Gladiators, March 2017 (1:72 Scale)

Product Dimensions: 9.33 x 6.25 x 2.55 in.

Model History and Information: Strike Fighter Squadron 106, the Gladiators, is the US Navy's East Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron, based at NAS Oceana, Virginia. Established in 1984, it trains aircrew and maintainers on the Hornet and Super Hornet before they join fleet units. This aircraft wears a retro commemorative scheme honouring the Valions of VFA-15, a Hornet strike-fighter squadron disestablished in 2017. Heritage or demonstration paint schemes are periodically applied to training airframes. BuNo 164718 is a legacy F/A-18C operated in the fleet-training role, a mission for which VFA-106 has supplied replacement pilots and aircraft since the Hornet's introduction to Navy service. The named serial, unit, date and finish on this model identify the individual historical subject represented: F/A-18C "VFA-15 Retro TAC Demo Jet" 164718, VFA-106 Gladiators, March 2017 (1:72 Scale).

Model Features & Details:

• 1:72 scale diecast aircraft display model
• Configuration and markings represented: F/A-18C "VFA-15 Retro TAC Demo Jet" 164718, VFA-106 Gladiators, March 2017 (1:72 Scale)
• Diecast metal construction with plastic detail components
• Panel lines, antennas and surface details represented
• Pad-printed national, unit or aircraft markings
• Collector display subject

Packaging: Full-color printed Hobby Master retail box with internal protective packaging.