{"product_id":"hobby-master-a-4-ha1422","title":"Hobby Master HA1422 1:72 Douglas A-4H Skyhawk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:72 Douglas A-4H Skyhawk No 03, 109th Valley Sqn HA1422\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue 1:72 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat attention to detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings are Tampoed (pad applied)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOption to display the model on a stand that is provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional armament has been provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanopy displays open or closed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly collectable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to replace the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider the Skyhawk first flew in 1954. Its small \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esize was a radical departure from the normal “Big” thinking of the time. The USN first took \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edelivery in late 1956 with the USMC receiving theirs 3 months later. Over the years many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enicknames were used, “Tinker Toy”, “Heinemann’s Hotrod” (the designer was Ed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeinemann), with the E and F models labeled the “Camel” because of the electronics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehump along the dorsal. Probably the most well known nickname used for the 2,960 A-4’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat were produced is “Scooter”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first 4 of 48 Skyhawks arrived in Israel by ship on December 19, 1967 and were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassigned to the 109th Valley Squadron. These aircraft didn't have the electronics dorsal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espine hump. On January 1, 1968 the first flight of the IDF A-4H Ayit (eagle) took place \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eusing A-4H BuNo. 155244 #03. This was followed by the first A-4H operational sortie on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 15, 1968. From March 1969 to August 1970 Israel was part of the “War of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttrition” with Egypt and occasionally other neighboring countries. On May 15, 1970 while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflying #03 A-4H Col. Dotan (Mr. Skyhawk) destroyed two Syrian Mig-17’s over Lebanon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eusing Zuni rockets and 20 mm cannons. On October 18, 1973 #03 was shot down by an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEgyptian SAM and the pilot, Jacob Kubik was successfully recovered. Eventually Israel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewould be the largest export customer for the Skyhawk with 278 of several variants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007522996451,"sku":"4708","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha1422-172-douglas-a-4h-skyhawk-235024.jpg?v=1738274796","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-a-4-ha1422","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}