Sunday, October 11, 2015

Final product photos HA4702 RA-5C Vigilante USS Nimitz.

Hobby Master 1/72 Air power Series HA4702 RA-5C Vigilante BuNo. 149299/RVAH-9, USS Nimitz, 1977.

North American A-5A Vigilante 149299 was delivered to the USN January 1963 and shuffled around for the next two years. It was assigned to VAH-3 and then VAH-1 as well as VAH-7 before returning to VAH-3 that became RVAH-3. In February 1966 the aircraft was converted to an RA-5C and again shuffled around the USN. 

It was assigned to RVAH-6, 7, 3, 7, 12, 3, 12, and finally in 1973 RVAH-9 as AJ602 when they sailed on the USS Nimitz from July 1976 until February 1977. SOC in 1977.






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