{"product_id":"hobby-master-lt-6g-ha1507","title":"Hobby Master HA1507 1:72 North American Aviation LT-6G Texan","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA1507 1:72 North American Aviation LT-6G Texan Austrian Federal Army Flight School Company 2 Linz\/Hörsching Summer 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Second World War, the AT-6 Texan was used as an advanced trainer. With\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe outbreak of war in Korea the T-6s received a makeover. They were given special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eradios and ADF, increased firepower and provision for an extra 55 gallons of fuel. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eequipment received by the Austrian Air Force didn’t have the setup for rockets and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emissiles because of a restriction placed on them forbidding their use until the 1990s. Even \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe machine gun capabilities were removed. Once again the plane was strictly a trainer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Austrian Luftabteilung (Air Force) was created on September 13th 1955 and the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFliegerschul (Flying School) was formed at Linz\/Hörsching on October 1, 1957 with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFliegerschulkompanie II (Flying School Company 2) beginning 7 months later. The first\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaircraft were Yak-18s and Fiat G.46s but in 1960 under the MAP (Military Assistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProgram) the U.S. provided 10 replacement North American T-6 Texans. 4C-TH was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003econstruction # 168-267 and built in 1949. Originally registered as 49-3163 and served in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustria as 4C-TH from October 1959 to November 1964 when it was scrapped. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexans were used for basic training and tactical training until 1971.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007520047331,"sku":"3977","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha1507-172-north-american-aviation-lt-6g-texan-995476.jpg?v=1738274894","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-lt-6g-ha1507","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}