Length: 8.25"
Width: 5.25"
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 F-16 Fighting Falcon was produced by General Dynamics who became Lockheed who then
merged with Martin Marietta to become Lockheed Martin. The F-16 entered service in January
1979 as a multi-role jet fighter that evolved into an all-weather multi-role aircraft capable of
sustaining 9-g turns. The F-16 is relatively inexpensive to purchase and maintain so the U.S. and
25 other countries added it to their inventory. The Fighting Falcon is referred to by its pilots as
the “Viper” and will remain in USAF service until 2025.
Lockheed F-16 88-0042 was produced by SABCA in Belgium as c/n B-199 serial FA-117. It was
delivered to the Belgian Air Force on November 22, 1989 and assigned to BAF 1 Squadron on
November 23, 1989. In July 1993 the aircraft went to the 349 Squadron in May 1996 it went to
BAF 2 W. This aircraft was twice chosen to wear special markings. The first in June 1994 marked
with 'D-Day Invasion Stripes' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landing in
Normandy and the second in September 1996 with a tail logo for 50th anniversary of the BAF.