Museum quality F-18 Hornet USMC display model plane, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.
Model Airplane: F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Marines aircraft
Wingspan: 14"
Fuselage Length: 20"
Scale: 1/38
Material: mahogany wood
Branch: United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Model Airplane Factory offers handmade Marines F18 Hornet Strike Fighter USMC Wood Model Airplane, artistically created from the finest grade of kiln-dried Mahogany wood. This F-18 USMC Hornet model plane has a dimension of 14" wingspan and has a length of 20". Marines F18 Hornet model airplane is attached to a durable wooden base so you can place it wherever you like it!
The first production F/A-18A flew on 12 April 1980, and following trials by VX-4 and VX-5, began to fill the Fleet Readiness Squadrons (FRS) VFA-125, VFA-106, and VMFAT-101, where pilots are introduced to the F/A-18. the Hornet entered operational service with Marine Corps squadron VMFA-314 at MCAS El Toro on 7 January 1983,[6] and with Navy squadron VFA-113 in March 1983, replacing F-4s and A-7Es, respectively. The initial fleet reports were complimentary, indicating that the Hornet was extraordinarily reliable, a major change from its predecessor, the F-4J.
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