Hobby Master 1/72 USAF United States Air Force North American F-100C Super Sabre 54-2076 (HA2105)

Known as the “Hun” after the F-100 code, this was the United States first supersonic fighter.  Like most “firsts” it had serious teething problems that limited its effectiveness and operational life. The F-100C was the first model of the F-100 designed to fit the fighter bomber role as envisioned by TAC.  Pilot Colonel George Laven was one of the first pilots to get a kill in the P-38 Lightning and incidentally was the last man to become an ace with the P-38 as he shot down an Emily Flying Boat near the end of WW2.  He is actually more well known for the colourful planes he flew as the “Wing King” of the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing.  All the planes he flew were covered with brightly coloured candy stripes.  The most famous of these was the F-100C Super Sabre 54-2076 (the last four numbers in its serial were identical to a P-38 that Laven flew in 1942-43) in which he alone flew as he logged some 2000 hours in this particular jet.  54-2076 later went to a training unit at George AFB then to the New Mexico ANG and then finally sold to Turkey.

This model air-plane is made from die-cast metal and include extensive detailing. It is similar in quality to Corgi, Gemini Jets, JC Wings, Witty Wings, Century Wings, NG Models and Aviation72.