{"product_id":"hobby-master-s-3b-ha4901","title":"Hobby Master HA4901 1:72 S-3B Viking \"Fighting Redtails\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHobby Master HA4901 1:72 S-3B Viking USS Independence 160131 VS-21 \"Fighting Redtails\",  US NAVY, 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1974 the Lockheed S-3 Viking entered service with the USN as a twin-engine jet aircraft used \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor enemy submarine warfare. By the late 1990’s the role shifted to surface warfare providing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarrier battle group with long range surveillance capabilities and aerial refueling. The S-3 was in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduction from 1974 until 1978 with 186 (187) aircraft completed. Most airframes saw upgrades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto the S-3B and sixteen became ES-3A “Shadow” electronic intelligence collection aircraft. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elow pitch sound of the engines earned the S-3 the nickname “Hoover” after the vacuum cleaner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLockheed aircraft 160131 was manufactured as an S-3A and later converted to an S-3B. It was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassigned to VS-21”Fighting Redtails”. On July 4, 1950 it was the first carrier based squadron to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleave the USA for the Korean War. In 1974 VS-21 was the first to receive the Lockheed S-3A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViking and in April 1991 the first Pacific Fleet squadron to get the S-3B. August 1991 saw VS-21 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejoin CVW-5 at NAF Atsugi, Japan and deployed on USS Independence until 1995. 160131 was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esent TO AMARC on May 26, 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007456444643,"sku":"HA4901","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha4901-172-s-3b-viking-fighting-redtails-618943.jpg?v=1738274901","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-s-3b-ha4901","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}