F-4E-2020 Terminator 111. Filo “Panthers,” Turkish Air Force, Eskişehir AFB. 1:72 HA1937

Hobby Master F-4E-2020 Terminator 111. Filo “Panthers,” Turkish Air Force, Eskişehir AFB. 1:72 Scale Item: HA1937 Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic. Professionally painted. All markings are pad applied for superb results. Crew figures. Model has variable-sweep wings that work. Comes with display stand. Landing gear can be displayed up or down. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 was the main multipurpose aircraft for the US Military for 20 years. The F-4E variant was an improved version of the C/D with an elongated nose and compact radar. These two things made it possible to install a 20mm M61A1 6 barrel 640 round Vulcan gun pod in the nose. The F-4E was the most produced variant with 1387 aircraft being made over its 12 year production period. The “E” also equipped more air forces than any other variant of the Phantom II. McDonnell F-4E 77-0308 was originally built in 1977 for the Turkish Air Force as c/n 5030. In the late 1990s Turkey decided to upgrade the F-4E so it would be able to perform the tasks that would be necessary until all the F-4s could be replaced by the F-35 Lightning II by 2020 or later. Extensive modifications were carried out on these aircraft by Israeli Aircraft Industries with the major upgrades being internal, new wiring, computers, radar and new weapons carrying capabilities. The new upgraded aircraft were named F-4E / 2020 “Terminators” and they first entered service on January 27, 2000 with the 111 “Panthers” and 171 Filo. 111 Filo is located at Eskişehir in northwest Turkey.