{"product_id":"hobby-master-f-100-ha2112","title":"Hobby Master 1:72 F-100D Super Sabre HA2112","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Box Has Minor Shelf Wear*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \"D\" variant was the ultimate version of the F-100 with 1,274 aircraft being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduced. The production of the F-100 ended in August 1959. The F-100D arrived in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoutheast Asia in 1962 with its primary mission being close air support and ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattack within South Vietnam. This role was eventually taken over by the A-7 Corsair II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aircraft became affectionately known as “The Hun”, short for “one HUNdred”. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elast F-100 left Vietnam in July 1971 but not before 242 of these aircraft was lost. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hun” was eventually replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormerly designated the 510th Fighter-Bomber Squadron the unit was re-designated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Buzzards) on March 11 1959. On April 9, 1959 the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e510th was activated at Clark AFB, the Philippines and assigned to the 405th FW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eequipped with the North American F-100D Supersabre. For the brief period from May 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- June 8 1962 on the units first tour in SEA they were stationed at Takhli RTAFB,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThailand. The symbol on their aircraft tail is a white Speed Bird and while in Thailand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey adopted the Thai Cobra symbol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:72 F-100D Super Sabre HA2112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007584862435,"sku":"HA2112","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-172-f-100d-super-sabre-ha2112-486220.jpg?v=1738274702","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f-100-ha2112","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}