Calibre Wings 1:72 Aircraft CA721404 Grumman F-14A Tomcat Diecast Model USN VF-142 Ghostriders, AE212, USS America, 1976. Limited Edition 1050 Pieces Worldwide. US Navy Fighter Squadron 193 (VF-193) Ghostriders was established on August 24th, 1948 flying the F4U Corsair. It made to deployments to Korea with the Corsair before entering the jet age with the F2H Banshee in 1953. In 1958 it switched to the F3H Demon but then in 1963 it moved on to the F-4 Phantom II and was redesignated VF-142. After flying the Phantom for 11 years, including several combat tours in Vietnam, the squadron adopted the F-14 Tomcat in 1974. In 1976, the Ghostriders conducted the first ever F-14 intercept of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber. The squadron continued to fly the F-14 for a total of 21 years before finally being disestablished in 1995. Designed to carry the formidable long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was first flown on December 21st, 1970. Made famous by the Hollywood film Top Gun, the F-14 replaced the F-4 Phantom II as the US Navy’s primary maritime air superiority fighter. Its design includes a variable geometry wing that can sweep back for high speed supersonic intercepts and forward for improved positioning in air to air dogfights. Nicknamed “Bombcat, ” the F-14 spent much of its late career in an air-to-ground role, carrying the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system. Calibre Wings have designed their tooling to include many features that are important to F-14 fans, including a couple that aren’t currently offered by the competition. Martin Baker GRU-7 ejection seats (for A/B version). Realistic pilot & RIO figures. Canopy in open or closed position. Movable sweep wings & horizontal stablizers. Interchangeable engine nozzles in open or closed positions. Landing gears extended or stored. Pay load ordnance (based on operational readiness). Limited edition serialised metal plate. Calibre Wings 1:72 Aircraft. The Calibre Wings 1:72 rage range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Calibre Wings 1:72 diecast airplanes feature. Diecast metal construction with some plastic components. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details. Pad printed markings and placards that won’t fade or peel like decals. Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors. Selected moveable control surfaces. Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear. Detailed pilot and crew figures. Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards. Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads. Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity. The item “172 F-14A Tomcat AE212 USN VF-142 Ghostriders” is in sale since Tuesday, May 1, 2018. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Diecast & Toy Vehicles\Aircraft & Spacecraft\Contemporary Manufacture”. The seller is “theflyingmule” and is located in Grass Valley, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Calibre Wings 1:72 Aircraft
- Scale: 1:72
- Vehicle Make: Grumman
- Vehicle Type: Airplane
- Material: Diecast Metal and Plastic
- Theme: 1:72 Aircraft
- Year of Manufacture: 2018
- Model: F-14A Tomcat
- MPN: CA721404_Calibre_Wings_Diecast_Metal_and_Plastic_Model_Airplane
- Recommended Age Range: 14+
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China