Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter 

Libyan Air Force, Gulf of Sidra, August 19th 1981

JC Wings 1:72 JCW-72-SU20-001

In August of 1981, President Ronald Reagan deployed a large naval force to conduct "Freedom of Navigation" operations off the coast of Libya. Libya responded by deploying fighter-bombers and interceptors, resulting in a tense standoff that peaked when two VF-41 F-14A Tomcats from the USS Nimitz - "Fast Eagle 102" and "Fast Eagle 107" - were ordered to intercept a pair of Libyan Su-22 Fitters. One of the Su-22s fired upon the F-14s and missed, and when the Su-22s tried to escape the Tomcats returned fire. Fast Eagle 102 shot down the first Su-22 and 107 shot down the second. The incident was over quickly, but history repeated itself in 1989 when two F-14s shot down a pair of MiG-23s in the same region.

Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter

Designed as a fighter-bomber with a pivoting wing, the Su-17 made its first flight on August 2, 1966.

The JC Wings "1:72 Military" line features detailed, ready-to-use 1:72 scale military aircraft models.

JC Wings 1:72 Military aircraft features:

Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and panels that won't fade or peel off like decals.
Interchangeable extended/retractable landing gear with rotating wheels.
Authentic detachable ammunition loads with plates.
Selected moving parts such as canopies, control surfaces and pivoting wings.
Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew figures.