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552667 1/48 F-14A Tomcat

The U.S. Navy’s first super-fighter, the F-14, was developed partially on the basis of experience gained with the F-111, a multi-role plane, the Navy version of which, is the F111B. The F-14A first flew on 21st December 1970, and production-line models started reaching squadrons in 1973. Squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 accompanied the last voyage of the aircraft carrier Enterprise in Vietnam, yet never saw combat. The Tomcat would not see action until 1981, when it shot down two Libyan Su-22s during an encounter over the Gulf of Sirte. Since then, the F-14 has been updated several times and has taken parts in various conflicts in the Middle East (Iran-Iraq war, 1st and 2nd Gulf War), as well as in operations over the former Yugoslavia and minor skirmishes over the Mediterranean.

Period: from '50
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 39 cm
Box Dim.: 373 X 241 X 60 mm

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