{"product_id":"hobby-master-s3-viking-ha4902","title":"Hobby Master HA4902 1:72 S-3A Viking \"Hukkers\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHobby Master HA4902 1:72 Lockheed S-3A Viking BuNo 159741, VS-28 \"Hukkers\" USS Forrestal, US Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1974 the Lockheed S-3 Viking entered service with the USN as a twin-engine jet aircraft used \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor enemy submarine warfare. By the late 1990’s the role shifted to surface warfare providing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecarrier battle group with long range surveillance capabilities and aerial refueling. The S-3 was in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproduction from 1974 until 1978 with 186 (187) aircraft completed. Most airframes saw upgrades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto the S-3B and sixteen became ES-3A “Shadow” electronic intelligence collection aircraft. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elow pitch sound of the engines earned the S-3 the nickname “Hoover” after the vacuum cleaner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVS-28 “Gamblers” was commissioned in 1960 at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The VS-28 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emission is to locate and counter enemy submarine threats. In January 1974 they moved to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNAS, Cecil Field, Florida. After deployments aboard the USS Saratoga and USS Independence, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVS-28 began the first of 4 cruises on USS Forrestal in 1986 that lasted until April, 1990. VS-28 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egained the nickname “Hukkers”, a derivative of “Hunter\/Killers”. Story has it that Hunter Killer belt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebuckles were ordered but arrived spelled HUKKERS. VS-28 was deactivated October 1, 1992.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007459360995,"sku":"6694","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha4902-172-s-3a-viking-hukkers-731020.jpg?v=1738274899","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-s3-viking-ha4902","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}