Length: 8.75 inches
Width: 4.5 inches
True 1/72 scale.
Professionally painted.
Great attention to detail.
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.
Canopy can be displayed open or closed.
Pilot figure included.
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
Highly collectable.
The Northrop F-5 tactical fighter was designed as an extremely maneuverable, supersonic fighter
with a high rate of reliability at a low operating cost. The F-5 first flew on July 30, 1959 with the
first customer delivery in 1964. The last of more than 2,600 F-5’s was produced in 1989 and
about two-thirds of these are still in service with 26 countries more than 4 decades later. The F-5
was manufactured by Northrop Grumman and under license in Canada, Taiwan, South Korea,
Spain and Switzerland.
Established as VA-127 “Batmen” they were re-designated VFA-127 “Desert Bogeys” in March
1987 and moved to NAS Fallon, Nevada. Strike Fighter Squadron VA-127 was the only USN
adversary squadron permanently stationed in Nevada and was responsible for training pilots in
air-to-air combat. In its role as an aggressor aircraft the F-5E often served as a MIG 21 or MIG 23
in combat simulations. VFA-127 was disestablished on March 23, 1996. In October 1996 84-0456
was transferred to VFC-13 as AF 30 before transferring to VFC-111 “Sundowners” on February
27, 2007 as AF 30. On May 13, 2007 the aircraft was changed to AF 100 still with VFC-111.