Loading... Please wait...| Hobby Master 1:72 HA5120 F/A-18F Super Hornet USN VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200, USS Harry S. Truman, Operation Inherent Resolve 2016 |
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| Scale: 1:72 |
Length: 10" |
Width: 7.5" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: HM-HA5120 |
Period: Modern |

**ONLY ONE LEFT! THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION**
US Navy Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) was activated in 1952. Three US Navy squadrons have used the name and insignia of the Jolly Roger: VF-61 (originally VF-17), VF-84, and VFA-103. While these are distinctly different squadrons that have no lineal linkage, they all share the same Jolly Rogers name, the skull and crossbones insignia and traditions. VF-103 began life as an F4U Corsair squadron and after progressing through the F9F Cougar, F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II, it was among the last fighter squadrons to transition to the F-14A Tomcat. In 1989, they upgraded to a more powerful breed of Tomcat, the F-14B. When VF-84 was disestablished in 1995, VF-103 abandoned its "Sluggers" nickname and adopted the famous "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia for itself. After several deployments to the Perisan Gulf, VF-103 deployed with the F-14B for the final time in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy before transitioning to the F/A-18F Super Hornets it operates today. Jolly Rogers' F/A-18Fs were seen launching from USS Harry Truman in June 2016 participating in Operation Inherent Resolve, striking Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria, with multiple aircraft exhibiting signs of heavy combat, with a number of front fuselages being covered with bomb silhouettes representing munitions being dropped in combat air strikes.
Info: F/A-18F Super Hornet USN VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200, USS Harry S. Truman, Operation Inherent Resolve 2016
Posted by Jeff Bassett on 22nd Jun 2022
Hobby Master has done a fantastic job on the replication of this classic Navy livery. Detailing is accurate and crisp, the model itself is a stunning piece to display on the shelf. Hobby Master included both a full missile loadout along with a bomb load out. Some may wonder if the load outs tilted out from center is a mistake, it is not. The Hornet pallets are modified like this in real life so when released, they cleanly leave the aerodynamic forces of the jet flying at high rates of speed. It makes for just not an interesting model but a conversation piece as well. Hobby Master knocked it out of the park with this model, if you are thinking about making the purchase, hurry up as this one will sell out quickly and become a coveted piece in collections.