In October 1965 the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decided to purchase 10 A-4 Skyhawks 8 single-seat and 2 dual-seats. A-4G Skyhawk 883/N13-154904 was delivered to the RAN in November 1967. In January 1968 the aircraft was assigned to VF-805 and spent time onboard HMAS...

HOB HA1431 Hobby Master 1/72 Douglas A-4G Skyhawk RNZAF, 216/NZ 6216, New Zealand, July 1984 Douglas Skyhawk A-4 Bu 155061 made its maiden flight on July 31, 1967. The aircraft was assigned to VA-155 in October 1968 and reassigned to VA-212 in 1969 where...

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Ed Heinemann from the Douglas Aircraft Corporation and first flew in 1954. Designed as a lightweight single engine attack aircraft it was consider by many to be the most famous ever built in this category. The A-4 was...

HOB HA1433 Hobby Master 1/72 A-4SU Super Skyhawk No.27, 150 Squadron, RSAF, Saint-Dizier - Robinson Air Base, June 2011 The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Ed Heinemann from the Douglas Aircraft Corporation and first flew in 1954. Designed as a lightweight single engine attack...

On June 6, 1997 the AH-64A was officially added to the RNAF. The demonstration team was formed in 2002 but from 2005 - 2009 the team had been halted because of operational duties but in 2010 the solo-team was reformed. In 2010 the Royal...

HOB HH1210 Hobby Master 1/72 Hughes AH-64E Apache Guardian Indian Air Force 125th HS Gladiators, Pathankot AFS, India, 2020 The first Indian Air Force Attack Helicopter Squadron was commissioned on November1, 1983 and named the 125th Helicopter Squadron "Gladiators". The 125th HS is stationed...

HOB HA2627 Hobby Master 1/72 BAe AV-8B Harrier II Plus Marina Militare, MM.7224, North Arabian Sea, Operation Enduring Freedom 2002 In 1991 the Italian "Lupi di Mare" "Sea Wolf" began training to fly the Harrier at USMC Cherry point and in 1994 received their...

In 2012 RCAF CF-188A 781 (US registry 188781) MSN 0556/A464 was selected to receive the special paint scheme to represent Canada's Demo aircraft for that season. The aircraft paint theme was "The True North, Strong and Free" and flown by Captain Patrick Paco Gobeil,...

HOB HA3559 Hobby Master 1/72 McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet RCAF No.425 Sqn, #188759, Libya, No Fly Zone 2011 On March 12, 2011 the Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. Canada along with the U.S., the U.K....

HOB HA4817 Hobby Master 1/72 Grumman E-2C Hawkeye USN VAW-120 Greyhawks, 2010 In 2010 VAW-120 "Greyhawks" received new E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes as well as C-2A Greyhounds to complement the existing models.. VAW-120 was an Airborne Command and Control Squadron used as a Fleet Replacement...

In January 1996 8 EAV-8B+ were delivered to the Spanish Navy. These aircraft were assigned to the 009 Escuadrilla in a fighter attack role. EAV-8B had a previous serial of 165028 and c/n E13/SP-01. Before 2003 these aircraft only displayed individual codes but from...

HOB HA6905 Hobby Master 1/72 Lockheed ER-2 Dragon Lady Diecast Model NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, N809NA, Palmdale Regional Airport, CA, 1999 The Armstrong Flight Research Center (formerly Dryden Flight Research Center) is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. Its primary campus is...

Prior to 2019 RAF IX(B) Squadron had been equipped with the Tornado with the task of air defence of the Northern UK. In the same year the unit was disbanded and immediately reorganized as the first RAF Aggressor Squadron flying the Eurofighter Typhoon. Based...

HOB HA6614 Hobby Master 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 RAF No.1(F) Sqn, ZK343, RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, 2020 In September 2012 No. 1 (F) Squadron reformed at RAF Leuchars and equipped with the new Eurofighter Typhoon. In September 2014 the squadron moved operations to RAF...

HOB HA6615 Hobby Master 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 RAF No.1(F) Sqn, ZK344, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Operation Shader, March 2021 Operation Shader was the operational name given to the UKs portion of the U.S. led against ISIS. The UK provided air, ground and sea...

HOB HA6552 Hobby Master 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon 'Bavarian Tigers' 30+29, JG74 Neurburg Air Base 2013

As a replacement for the Saab 35 Draken, Austria had originally agreed to purchase 18 Eurofighter 2000s but the number was reduced to 15. Just prior to the Austrian Air Force "Air Power 2019" air show held at Zeltweg AB, they unveiled 7L-WB as...

Eurofighter Typhoon 7L-WN Tranche #1 c/n 074/GS011 was the eleventh aircraft manufactured for the Austrian Air Force. This aircraft along with 7L-WB took part in the Austrian Air Force "Air Power 2019" air show held at Zeltweg AB, the home of Austria's EF-2000 aircraft....

HOB HA6612 Hobby Master 1/72 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon S Luftwaffe TaktLwG 31 Boelke, 31+17, Norvenich AB, Germany, 2019 After the UK, Germany operates the second largest fleet of Eurofighters that they call the Eurofighter or the EF2000 with no reference to the name Typhoon....

HOB HA3114 Hobby Master 1/72 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger USAF 337th FG, 460th FIS, #57-0907, Portland International Airport, OR, 1962 F-102A Delta Dagger 57-0907 was produced in 1957 and was assigned to the USAF 460th FIS as the commander's aircraft from 1958-1962. After that...