Sunday, October 11, 2015

Final product photos HA1945 F-4J Phantom VF-114 USS Kitty Hawk.

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1945 McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II BuNo. 157249/NH206, VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk, 1972.

Upon completion McDonnell Douglas F-4J BuNo 157249 was delivered to VF-114 “Aardvarks” on October 6, 1969 and assigned to Lt. R Hughes and RIO Lt(jg) Adolph Cruz as NH-206. 

On May 6, 1972 the crew was part of the cover flight for an evening strike and upon arriving at the target area 4 MiG-21s were sighted by NH-206 and NH-201. Each of the F-4Js managed to destroy a MiG-21 and safely return to the USS Kitty Hawk. 

157249 converted to an F-4S in 1981-82 and on display at Leatherneck Museum, MCAS Miramar, California.






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