{"product_id":"hobby-master-f-a-18c-ha3501","title":"Hobby Master HA3501 1:72 F\/A-18C \"Sunliners\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eVFA-81 “Sunliners” CVW-17, USS Saratoga, (CV-60) 1991 Operation Desert Storm MiG-21 Killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F\/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enight fighter and attack aircraft. The F\/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduction flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F\/A-18As and in September \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1987 production switched to the F\/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVFA-81 (Strike Fighter Squadron 81) the “Sunliners” was VF-81 until 4th February 1988\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen they transitioned to the F\/A-18C Hornet. The squadron deployed three times on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Saratoga between 1990 and 1994. On 17th January 1991 while flying from USS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaratoga during Operation Desert Storm F\/A-18s from VFA-81 destroyed two Iraqi MiG-21s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first USN victory of ODS came when Lt. Commander Mark Fox destroyed an Iraqi MiG-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21 with a Sidewinder missile. In March 1991 VFA-81 returned to what was then their home \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAS Cecil Field, Florida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007586205923,"sku":"11197","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha3501-172-fa-18c-sunliners-922459.jpg?v=1738274699","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f-a-18c-ha3501","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}