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552515 1/32 F-104 A/C "Starfighter"
FINELY ENGRAVED RECESSED PANEL LINES AND RIVETS - FULLY DETAILED ENGINE, COCKPIT, AND AVIONICS BAY - GUN BAY WITH FULLY DETAILED M61 GUN - OPEN OR CLOSED AIR BRAKES - PHOTOETCHED FRET - MORE THAN 300 PARTS - HUGE DECAL SHEETS FOR 6 VERSIONS - INSTUCTION SHEET WITH COLOR PROFILES
The supersonic interceptor aircraft F-104 Starfighter was, without doubt, one of the most famous, and long-lasting, aircraft in History. The F-104 entered in service in the late ‘50s and served with USAF for a long time. Later, it formed the fighter squadrons of several NATO air forces for more than 40 years. F-104A was the first version and it was used by USAF as supersonic interceptor in opposition to long-range soviet bombers. It entered in service in the late ‘50s. The improved version, F-104C, was assigned the role of fighter-bomber and was used during the early stage of Vietnam War. The “Starfighter” was based and developed on an original and unique concept for its time: with an innovative extremely thin shape, small, straight mid-mounted, trapezoidal wings, the stabilizer mounted atop the fin, and a powerful and reliable J-79 turbojet engine able to guarantee outstanding supersonic performance.
Type: Fighter aircraft
Period: from '50
Skill: 5
Model Dim.: 52.0 cm
Box Dim.: 560 x 280 x 115 mm
Decals for 6 versions
- Version A: F-104 A-s/n 56-0821 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron Webb AFB, Texas, 1964
- Version B: F-104A-s/n 56-0840 538th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Lanson AFB, Washington state, 1958
- Version C: F-104A-s/n 56-0857 56th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 1958
- Version D: F-104A-s/n 56-0880 337th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Westover Air Force Base, 1958
- Version E: F-104A-s/n 56-0791 of the 83rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron Tao Yuan AB, Taiwan, September 1958
- Version F: F-104C-s/n 56-0919 435th TFS Da Nang AB South Vietnam 1965
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