Hobby Master 1:72 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B HA3530

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of in light refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.

CF-188B c/n 341 serial 188920 was taken on strength on August 21, 1984 and was assigned to the 433 Squadron stationed at Bagotville, Quebec. In February 1995 the aircraft was reallocated to the 410th Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron, the “Cougars” located at Cold Lake, Alberta. The 410th TFS had received their first CF-18s on October 25, 1982. On November 8, 2001 Finnish Air Force F/A-18C HN-413 collided with another Finnish F/A-18 HN-430. HN-430 was destroyed but HN-413 landed with the front half of the fuselage severely damaged. They decided to buy CF-188B 188920 from Canada and mate that front half with the rear half of the
damaged HN-413 converting it into an F/A-18D. On December 3, 2009 the “Frankenhornet” made its first flight and on January 1, 2010 it crashed when a right hand stabilator servo cylinder valve failed.

Hobby Master 1:72 McDonnell Douglas CF-188B HA3530

• Professionally painted
• Great attention to detail
• All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
• Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
• Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
• Canopy can be displayed open or closed
• Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic