{"product_id":"hobby-master-f-100d-ha2120a","title":"Hobby Master HA2120a 1:72 F-100D Super Sabre Autographed by Pilot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:72 F-100D Super Sabre Autographed by Pilot HA2120a\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\u003ePilot figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduced. The production of the F-100 ended in August 1959. The F-100D arrived in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoutheast Asia in 1962 with its primary mission being close air support and ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattack within South Vietnam. This role was eventually taken over by the A-7 Corsair II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aircraft became affectionately known as “The Hun”, short for “one HUNdred”. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003elast F-100 left Vietnam in July 1971 but not before 242 of these aircraft was lost. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\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\u003eJoseph Henry “Joe” Engle was born in 1932 in Abilene, Kansas. In 1958 he earned his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epilot wings and was assigned to the 474th Fighter Day Squadron located at George\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAFB flying the North American F-100 Super Sabre. He became a USAF Test Pilot, test\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflew the X-15 rocket airplane, at 32 he was the youngest man to become an astronaut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn November 1981 he commanded the Shuttle Columbia and retired a Major General in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1986 having spent 224 hours in space. He has flown more than 180 different aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etypes and logged nearly 14,000 flight hours.\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":43007586238691,"sku":"11201","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha2120a-172-f-100d-super-sabre-autographed-by-pilot-804201.jpg?v=1748159779","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f-100d-ha2120a","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}