Hobby Master HA5402 USAF Northrop T-38 Talon Jet Trainer - 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, 2011 (1:72 Scale)
"Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam."
- Marshal McLuhan
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the largest operator of the T-38. In addition to training USAF pilots, the T-38 is used by NASA. The US Naval Test Pilot School is the principal US Navy operator (other T-38s were previously used as USN aggressor aircraft until replaced by the similar Northrop F-5 Tiger II). Pilots of other NATO nations fly the T-38 in joint training programs with USAF pilots.
As of 2012, the T-38 has been in service for over 50 years with its original operator (the USAF).
Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a USAF Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainer that was attached to the 49th Fighter Wing, then deployed to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, during 2011.
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Dimensions:
Wingspan: 4-1/4-inches
Length: 7-3/4-inches
Release Date: October 2018
Historical Account: "Remote Control" - The 49th Wing is a remotely piloted vehicle wing of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Twelfth Air Force, Air Combat Command. It is stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The wing has a proud history of service in the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and NATO-led Operation Allied Force over Kosovo.
The wing provides combat-ready Airmen training MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. It deploys combat-ready and mission-support forces supporting Air Expeditionary Force operations, peacetime contingencies; provides host base support to over 4,600 personnel, including hosting the 54th Fighter Group's F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training mission, the 96th Test Group's high-speed test track mission, and the German Air Force Flying Training Unit.