Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Final product photos, HA3818, F-16I SUFA, No. 107 Sqn., "Knights of the Orange Tail".

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA3818, F-16I SUFA, No. 107 Squadron, "Knights of the Orange Tail", July 2006.

The first 50 Lockheed F-16I Sufa (Storm) for the IAF arrived with tail numbers in the 400 series and were assigned to the 119th and 253rd Squadrons.

The 52 aircraft of the second wave came with tail numbers in the 800 series. In July 2006 the 107th Squadron (Knights of the Orange Tail) received their first F-16I’s followed by 4 more aircraft two months later.

The 107th Squadron was formed in 1953 equipped with Spitfires. The F-16I has CFTs (Conformal Fuel Tanks) and a dorsal spine avionics compartment.






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