F-16C 50 Years of YGBSM "Wild Weasel 1965-2015" 20th FW 2015 HA3849 1:72

F-16C 50 Years of YGBSM "Wild Weasel 1965-2015" 20th FW 2015 Hobby Masters HA3849 1:72 Lockheed F-16C Block 50 "50 Years of YGBSM" 92-3920, 20th FW, 5th June 2015 Highly detailed Hobby Master warbird Item#: HA3847 Scale: 1:72 Professionally painted. Great attention to detail. All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. Canopy can be displayed open or closed. Pilot figure included. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. The F-16 Fighting Falcon was produced by General Dynamics who became Lockheed who then merged with Martin Marietta to become Lockheed Martin. The F-16 entered service in January 1979 as a multi-role jet fighter that evolved into an all-weather multi-role aircraft capable of sustaining 9-g turns. The F-16 is relatively inexpensive to purchase and maintain so the U.S. and 25 other countries added it to their inventory. The Fighting Falcon is referred to by its pilots as the “Viper” and will remain in USAF service until 2025. F-16C 92-0920 was assigned to the 78th FS/20th FW at Shaw Air Force Base (Sumter) in South Carolina and nicknamed “Babygirl” as well as having “Sumter / Gamecock City” painted just below and behind the cockpit. In 2003 the aircraft was transferred to the 77th FS also at Shaw Air Force Base and later took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2015 to honor the 50th Anniversary of the first “Wild Weasels” the 77th FS/20th FW decorated their flagship with a paint scheme of a weasel holding a lightning bolt. Dimensions Length - 49 ft, 5 in (14.8 m) Height - 16 ft (4.8 m) Wingspan - 32 ft, 8 in (9.8 m)