3Wire Design 1:72 Display Bases S0720205
Display Base
USN VF-41 Black Aces, Modern, Carrier Deck (Small)

9" x 12" Modern Aircraft Carrier Deck section for displaying 1:72 Scale Naval Aircraft. Features VF-41 Black Aces patch in upper-left corner.

US Navy Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) Black Aces was commissioned on June 1st, 1945 flying the F4U Corsair. The squadron transitioned through the F2H Banshee, F3H Demon and F-4 Phantom II before upgrading to the F-14 Tomcat in 1976. The Black Aces deployed several times on the USS Nimitz, often sharing the deck with F-14s from VF-84 Jolly Rogers. It was during one of these cruises, on August 19th, 1981, that Black Aces Tomcats shot-down two Libyan Su-22 Fitters over the Gulf of Sidra. This was the first ever combat incident involving US Tomcats. The squadron's final cruise with the F-14 took place in 2001 aboard the USS Enterprise. Upon return, VF-41 transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

3Wire Design 1:72 Display Bases

The 3Wire Design 1:72 Display Base range presents highly-detailed flight-deck and tarmac panels for enhancing the realism of your 1:72 scale model aircraft collection. Authentic carrier deck or airbase markings are printed in outstanding detail and clarity directly onto the thick styrene panels. Get your models off the shelf and watch them snap into life as soon as you set them down on these ultra-realistic display bases.

3Wire Design Display Bases feature:

• 0.060" (1.5mm) thick styrene panels.
• Highly-detailed, accurate markings in 1:72 scale.
• Standard dimensions fit perfectly inside commonly available picture frames.