Aim Higher Jets: Century Wings F-14A Tomcat USN VF-41 Black Aces, AJ101, USS Nimitz, 1978, 1/72 scale diecast Century Wings

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Century Wings F-14A Tomcat USN VF-41 Black Aces, AJ101, USS Nimitz, 1978

Century Wings F-14A Tomcat Diecast Model USN VF-41 Black Aces, AJ101, USS Nimitz, 1978, 1/72 model

Century Wings Black Aces F-14A Tomcat

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US Navy Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) Black Aces was commissioned on June 1st, 1945 flying the F4U Corsair. The squadron transitioned through the F2H Banshee, F3H Demon and F-4 Phantom II before upgrading to the F-14 Tomcat in 1976. The Black Aces deployed several times on the USS Nimitz, often sharing the deck with F-14s from VF-84 Jolly Rogers. It was during one of these cruises, on August 19th, 1981, that Black Aces Tomcats shot-down two Libyan Su-22 Fitters over the Gulf of Sidra. This was the first ever combat incident involving US Tomcats. The squadron's final cruise with the F-14 took place in 2001 aboard the USS Enterprise. Upon return, VF-41 transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornet that it still operates to this day.

Length of the model is 10.5" and wingspan of nearly 11".

Limited to 1,000 total models worldwide. The US typically only gets a small allocation of the total allotment. A pre-order is highly recommended.