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| | Code: MU-PK0022 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Mule Packs PK0022
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk *Mule Pack*
USN Blue Angels, Diecast Model and Base 2-Piece Bundle |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Douglas A-4F Skyhawk | | 6.75" | | 4.75" |
CG-AA37402 Corgi A-4F Skyhawk Diecast Model, USN Blue Angels, #3, NAS Pensacola, FLAt the end of WorldWar II, Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team. The Blue Angels performed their first display in June 1946 flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat. By the end of the 1940s they were flying their first jet aircraft, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther. After the Korean War the team reformed at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, remaining there until 1954 when they relocated to their present home at NAS Pensacola, Florida, progressing to the sweptwing Grumman F9F-8 Cougar. The ensuing 20 years saw the Blue Angels transition to two more aircraft, the Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (1957) and the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (1969). In December 1974, the Team began flying the McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk and was redesignated as the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.TW-S0720114 3Wire Design Display Base, USN Blue Angels, Airfield Tarmac (Small)9" x 12" Modern Aircraft Carrier Deck section for displaying 1:72 Scale Naval Aircraft. Features USN Blue Angels patch in upper-left corner. Designed to replace the antiquated, propeller-driven AD Skyraider, the A-4 Skyhawk was first flown on June 22, 1954. Douglas exceeded the original design requirements by delivering a carrier-capable aircraft that was only half the Navy's weight specification and so compact that it did not need folding wings. The A-4 was the first to use "buddy" air-to-air refueling (an A-4 could refuel other aircraft of the same type), which was helpful when operating in remote locations where dedicated tankers were impractical. The A-4 served the US Navy until 2003 and remained the preferred warplane for the Marine Corps until the 1980s, even after the introduction of the A-7 Corsair II. © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Flying Mule's "Mule Packs" offer hand-picked product combinations at low, low prices. Load up today and save $$$.
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