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706716 1/700 USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
706716 1/700 USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
 

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Retail Price: $126.99
Scale: 1/700
Brand: TRUMPETER


Product Code: 706716
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CV-67 USSJohn F. Kennedy was named for the 35th President of the United States. She was number 4 in the Kitty Hawk Class of Aircraft Carriers. She was also the last of the convention al ly powered Aircraft Carrier although she was originally intended tobe Nuclear Powered. CV-67 differed from other Kitty Hawk class carriers with a modified outward inclined funnels and being17 feet shorter. CV-67 USSJFK Kennedy was commission ed in Sept 7th, 1968 and was station ed in the Mediterranean Sea. She was also involved in an unfor tunate incidents where she collided with USS Belknap in 1975and USS Bordelon in 1976. The BigJohn saw combatduring the Lebanon crisis in 1983 and her F-14 engaged and successfully shotdown 2 Libyan mig-23 that show threat and aggression . Saw combat again in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm with 114 airstrikesand 2,900 sorties against Iraq. After serving the countryfor over, 30 years, USS John F, Kennedy decommission ed in Mayport, Flordia. Shearrived naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility and remain in the U.S. NavyReserve Fleet.