{"product_id":"hobby-master-1-72-f-18-ha3562","title":"Hobby Master 1:72 USMC F\/A-18A++ HA3562","description":"\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3a510d3\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a510d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003eHobby Master 1:72 USMC F\/A-18A++ HA3562\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003eThe 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 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 flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eOn June 5, 2019 a photo shoot took place over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The aircraft involved were F\/A-18++ 162442 from the VMFA-314 “Black Knights” and F-35C 169601 that would soon be transferred to VMFA-314. The F-35C was piloted by Captain Tommy Beau Locke from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders” while the F\/A-18++ 162442 was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Cedar Hinton, CAG for VMFA-314. This was a symbolic gesture of passing the torch from the old to the new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"dd5dea3\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5dea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273865887971,"sku":"HA3562","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-172-usmc-fa-18a-ha3562-944671.jpg?v=1738274185","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-1-72-f-18-ha3562","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}