General Dynamics F-111 A - Vietnam War
Academy 12360

General Dynamics F-111A Vietnam War
7 sprues. Improved nose gear parts. Air-to-ground weapons & metal pitot tube included.

Choice of 4 markings:

(1) F-111As of Det 1, 428th TFS, 474th TFW at Operation Combat Lancer, Takhli RTAFB, 1968. 66-0018 was the mount of the commander Lt Col Benjamin C Murph. Crew names were applied on their way back to the US;

(2) F-111As of 429th TFS, 474th TFW, Nellis AB, Nevada, 1971. 67-0058 is a mount of C.O. Lt Col Robert D Anderson with two red stars from his two MiG kills by McDonnell F-4C, Vietnam 1967;

(3) F-111s of 3474th TFW, Takhli RTAFB, 1972-73. 429/430th TFS participated in Operation Constant Guard V / Linebacker II carrying ordnance more than 4 times that of McDonnell F-4 Phantom IIs with no need for Wild Weasel, electronic countermeasure or tankers;

(4) F-111s of 429/430th TFS, Takhli RTAFB, 1973. 347th TFW took command of these units with new tailcode of HG, and flew combat missions until its deactivation in June 1975 at Korat RTAFB