JC Wings 1/72 US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (ATC72007) ‘Top Gun Maverick’

Description

Up for sale is a brand new 1/72 US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (ATC72007) by JC Wings, as used in the ‘Top Gun – Maverick’ movie.

The McDonnell Douglas Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet is a twin-engine multi-role carrier-based aircraft. The “E” variant is single-seater while the “F” variant is a tandem-seat configuration. The “E” is a much larger, more advanced and more capable variant of the F/A-18C. The Super variant can carry a larger array of weapons as well as more of them and is capable of returning to the carrier while still carrying unspent munitions, a big savings in dollars. The first F/A-18E flight was in 1995 and began delivery to the USN in 1999.

F/A-18E 165536 was originally assigned to VX-31 “Dust Devils”, an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron based at China Lake, California. It then moved on to become part of “Top Gun’ located at NAS Fallon, Nevada. It was featured in the Tom Cruise movie Top Gun Maverick..
This model aircraft is made from die-cast metal and includes extensive detailing. It is similar in quality to Corgi, Gemini Jets, Hobby Master, Witty Wings, Century Wings, NG Models and Aviation72.

NO display stand.