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RCAF Boeing CF-18A Hornet Strike Fighter - "Nightmare 01" 188761, 409 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)
RCAF Boeing CF-18A Hornet Strike Fighter - "Nightmare 01" 188761, 409 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 [Low-Vis Scheme]

Hobby Master RCAF Boeing CF-18A Hornet Strike Fighter - "Nightmare 01" 188761, 409 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 [Low-Vis Scheme]




 
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Hobby Master HA3537 RCAF Boeing CF-18A Hornet Strike Fighter - "Nightmare 01" 188761, 409 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale) "To generate and maintain combat capable, multi-purpose, air forces to meet Canada's defense objectives."
- Role of Canadian Forces Air Command

The F/A-18 Hornet is the true multi-role aircraft. It can vault from a carrier deck, bomb a target and stay to dogfight even the best enemy aircraft without missing a beat. It's the Navy's first modern-era jet intended for double duty against air- and ground-based adversaries. Armed to the hilt with Sparrow and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, an internal cannon, and laser-guided bombs, this modern warbird was an outstanding performer in Operation Desert Storm. Strapped into a digital cockpit described as a cross between Star Wars and a video game, pilots of the F/A-18 Hornet take on the ultimate aviation job: blasting this single-seat, high-performance jet off the deck of a carrier, dropping bombs, and firing air-to-ground ordnance. Offering unmatched agility, the Hornet is the choice aircraft of the US Navy's elite Blue Angels aerobatic team.

The F/A-18A is the single-seat variant and the F/A-18B is the two-seat variant. The space for the two-seat cockpit is provided by a relocation of avionics equipment and a 6% reduction in internal fuel; two-seat Hornets are otherwise fully combat-capable. The B-model is used primarily for training.

In 1992, the original Hughes AN/APG-65 radar was replaced with the Hughes (now Raytheon) AN/APG-73, a faster and more capable radar. A-model Hornets that have been upgraded to the AN/APG-73 are designated F/A-18A+.

Pictured here is a gorgeous 1:72 scale diecast replica of a Canadian Boeing CF-18A Hornet Strike Fighter that was attached to No. 425 Alouette Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Air Command, then participating in flights over Libya during early 2011. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7-1/2-inches
Length: 9-inches

Release Date: February 2017

Historical Account: "Midnight is Our Noon" - 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (French: 409e Escadron d'appui tactique) is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the CF-18 Hornet from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada.

It was re-established at RCAF Station Comox on November 1st, 1954, providing air defense for Canada's west coast as part of NORAD. Initially equipped with the Canadian designed Avro CF-100 they converted to the CF-101 Voodoo in 1962. The squadron transferred to CFB Cold Lake in 1984 to convert to the CF-18 and then deployed to CFB Baden-Soellingen as part of Canada's NATO commitment. The squadron was then disbanded in 1991 with the withdrawal of Canadian Forces from Europe.

The squadron was briefly reformed back at Comox as a Combat Support Squadron (without aircraft) but was disbanded again. 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron was re-formed from the consolidation of 416 and 441 Tactical Fighter Squadrons on July 6th, 2006, at CFB Cold Lake.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Landing gear can be displayed in lowered or retracted position
  • Plexiglass canopy
  • Full weapons loadout
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with display stand

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