Corgi McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II USAF 8th TFW, 555th TFS, Robin Olds, Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, 1967. US33219

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Our Price:  £39.99 Model:  US33219 Brand:  Corgi Weight:  1.40kg Availability:

Corgi McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II USAF 8th TFW, 555th TFS, Robin Olds, Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, 1967

REF: US33219  Limited Edition 1:72 Scale  Wingspan 162mm

This aircraft was used by Colonel Olds and 1st Lt. Clifton to claim a MiG-21 kill on January 2, 1967, and then by Lt. Col. F. A. Haeffner and 1st Lt. M. R. Bever to down a MiG-17 on May 13 of that same year. Delivered to the 8th TFW in January 1965, it survived until November 20, 1967, when it fell victim to North Vietnamese antiaircraft artillery while attacking a surface-toair missile site north of the demilitarized zone. Its pilot, Capt. J. M. Martin, was killed when the aircraft crashed, but his weapons systems officer, 1st Lt. James Badley, ejected and was rescued.