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Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA1301 A-10 Warthog Diecast Model USAF 354th TFW, 353rd TFS, "Playtime", Paul Johnson, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC, 1991 1:72 Scale     Length     Width Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II     8.75"     9.75" The “Playtime” (78-0681) was flown by Captain Paul Johnson during “Operation Desert Storm” in early 1991. During Day 3 of the air war, Captain Johnson provided SAR cover for a downed US F-14 Tomcat crew for nearly 10 hours only 80 nautical miles from Baghdad . He was awarded the Air Force Cross and the aircraft is now displayed at the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio . Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series The Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature: Diecast metal construction with some plastic components. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details. Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals. Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors. Optional extended/retracted landing gear. Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight". Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards. Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads. [See more Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series products] Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II Designed orginally as a counter-insurgency aircraft for the Vietnam conflict, the A-10 was first flown in 1972.[See more Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II products]