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-16AM was manufactured for the RNLAF under license by Fokker as c/n L-263 serial
J-063 and delivered in April 1989 for the Block 15 OCU (Operational Capability Upgrade). In
January 1991 the aircraft was assigned to the 315 Squadron but over the next 8 years flew with 4
other squadrons. On March 24, 1999 while assigned to the 322 Squadron and piloted by Maj.
Peter Tankink J-063 shot down a Yugoslav MiG-29 with an AIM-120A AMRAAM. The aircraft’s
last known squadron is the 313 Tiger Squadron at Volkel AB.