{"product_id":"hobby-master-a-4c-ha1427","title":"Hobby Master HA1427 1:72 US Navy A-4C Skyhawk \"MIG-17 Killer\" VA-76, USS Bon Homme Richard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to replace the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider the Skyhawk first flew in 1954. Its small\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esize was a radical departure from the normal “Big” thinking of the time. The USN first took\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edelivery in late 1956 with the USMC receiving theirs 3 months later. Over the years many\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003enicknames were used, “Tinker Toy”, “Heinemann’s Hotrod” (the designer was Ed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeinemann), with the E and F models labeled the “Camel” because of the electronics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehump along the dorsal. Probably the most well known nickname used for the 2,960 A-4’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat were produced is “Scooter”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas A-4C Skyhawk 148609 c\/n 12802 was delivered to VA-64 in 1961. After\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003espending time with VA-64 and VA72 148609 was assigned to VA-76 “Spirits” in 1964 as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNP-685. VA-76 was deployed to Vietnam on board the USS Bon Homme Richard when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon May 1, 1967 LCDR Ted \"T.R.\" Swartz flying 148609 shot down a MiG-17 over\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Vietnam with an unguided Zuni missile making this the only time a Skyhawk scored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean air-to-air victory during the Vietnam War. 148609 was lost in June 1972 after a mid-air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43784172011747,"sku":"7517","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha1427-172-us-navy-a-4c-skyhawk-mig-17-killer-va-76-uss-bon-homme-richard-292324.jpg?v=1738273048","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-a-4c-ha1427","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}