Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

Ejercito del Aire 61 Escuadron, no.104-02, Spain 1968

Hobby Master 1:72 HA1067

F-104G s/n 63-12716 c/n 683D-6068 first flew on August 21, 1964. On January 1965 the aircraft was shipped to Spain and assigned to the 61st Escuadron on March 4, 1965 and with 19 hours flying time the aircraft transferred to the renamed 161 Escuadron and coded 161-12. In 1967 the aircraft became 104-12 with 104 Escuadron and in 1968 it became 104-02. In 1971 transferred to 122 Escuadron and retired in May 1972. It was sent back to the USAF who later in 1972 sent it to Turkey where it crashed in 1974.

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

Designed to meet a need for an aircraft that could successfully compete against the MiG-15 in Korea, the F-104 Starfighter was first flown on February 20, 1958. American pilots believed that the F-86 Sabre was too large and complex to outmaneuver the lighter MiG, and they wanted a smaller, simpler, high-performance aircraft to replace it. The resulting design was a light, aerodynamic airframe wrapped around a powerful J79 turbojet engine. The F-104C was used by the USAF from 1958 until 1967, but most of the 2,578 production Starfighters were built and flown by members of NATO, including the Italian Air Force, which didn't retire it until 2004.

Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature:

1. Molded metal construction with plastic components.
2. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
3. Inscriptions and posters printed with a stamp that do not fade or fall off like decals.
4. opening of awnings, revealing detailed within the cockpit.
5. Extended / retracted interchangeable landing gear.
6. Display stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
7. Authentic detachable artillery cargoes complete with placards.