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A-4F Skyhawk USN Golden Dragon Wood Model Plane
Wingspan: 8.10"
Length: 12.50"
Code: AM07023
Delivery 7 to 10 days
Skyhawks were the Navy's primary light bomber over both North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War while the USAF was flying the supersonic F-105 Thunderchief. They would be supplanted by the A-7 Corsair II in the Navy light bomber role. Skyhawks carried out some of the first air strikes by the US during the conflict and a Marine Skyhawk is believed to have dropped the last US bombs on the country. Notable naval aviators who flew the Skyhawk included LCdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., Cdr. John McCain, and Vice Admiral James Stockdale. On 1 May 1967, an A-4C Skyhawk piloted by LCDR Theodore R. Swartz of VA-76 aboard the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard, shot down a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 with an unguided Zuni rocket in the Skyhawk's only air-to-air victory of the war.
This hand-carved A-4F Skyhawk USN "Golden Dragon" mahogany wood display model plane is done by highly experienced craftsmen, a work of art hand-painted with great concern for details and accuracy.
A-4F SKYHAWK USN "GOLDEN DRAGON" WOOD MODEL PLANE IS NOW IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP
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