A brand new,never removed from box, highly detailed, historically accurate and fully finished, (no assembly or painting required, ready to display) die cast model of a Hobby Master Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon USAF 527th AGRS Brentwaters Aggressors, #85-1479 Red 01, RAF Bentwaters, England, June 1989

Model No HA3821

Wingspan 5.25 inches Length 8.25 inches

Scale 1:72

Optional parts to display with undercarriage raised or lowered, optional ordnance, detailed pilot figure with opening canopy and a display stand to display "in flight" if required.

Here in New Zealand we have been privileged to see 2 F-16's of the USAF give a spectacular display at Warbirds over Wanaka. Your chance to have your very own.

Designed by General Dynamics as a lightweight, daytime USAF air-combat fighter, the F-16 was first flown on January 20th, 1974. This single-engine, supersonic aircraft has, over the years, evolved into a multirole aircraft. It has a frameless bubble canopy-giving its pilot superior visibility-and it uses advanced aerodynamics. The F-16 was one of the first designs to use a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire system, which helps it pull 9-g maneuvers and achieve speeds of more than Mach 2. Called "Viper" by its pilots, the F-16 is considered one of the most successful aircraft designs of the Cold War, with 4,400+ aircraft built since 1976.

Lockheed F-16C 85-1479 c/n 5C-259 was assigned to 86th TFW with tail code RS inFebruary 1987. In June 1988 the aircraft was assigned to the 527th AS (Aggressor Squadron) at Bentwaters, UK with tail code WR. In its role as an aggressor 85-1479 was marked with Bort 01. In February 1990 it was re-assigned to 512th TFS and on October 1, 1991 the 512th wasre-designated 512th FS. March 1993 saw 85-1479 assigned to 706th FS with and 3 years later it moved to 457th FS.