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701605 1/72 F-107A U-sabre
701605 1/72 F-107A U-sabre
 

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Retail Price: $25.99
Scale: 1/72
Brand: TRUMPETER


Product Code: 701605
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On Sept. 10, 1956, the No. 1 F-107A, which was originally designed as a tactical fighter-bomber version of the F-100, made its initial flight, attaining Mach 1.03 . The aircraft first achieved Mach 2 (twice the speed ofsound) in tests on Nov. 3, 1956. The F-107A with a recessed weapon bay under the fuselage. However,extensive design changes resulted in its redesignation from F-100B to F-107A. Three F-107As were builtas prototypes and were test flown extensively, but the aircraft did not go into production, the Republic F-105 having been selected as the stand ard fighter-bomber for the Tactical Air Command in late 1957.