Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II – 493rd TFS, 48th TFW, USAF, RAF Lakenheath, England, 1975

1:72 Scale.  Length: 9.75".  Wingspan: 6.25"


Limited production of approximately 700 models worldwide

F-4D Phantom II #66-7496 was delivered to the USAF 417th TFS, 67th TRW, in 1970. In 1971 the aircraft went to the 417th TFS, 49th TFW, and in 1975 moved to the USAF 493rd TFS, 48th TFW, based at RAF Lakenheath in England where it remained until 1979. That year began the first of several more moves that included three different ANG TFS’s between 1980 with the last being the Minnesota ANG in 1990. In July 1990 the aircraft was sent to AMARC for storage.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat twin-engine jet fighter originally developed for the U.S. Navy in the 1950s. Proven to be highly adaptable, it also became a major part of the air wings of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force. The Phantom was used extensively by all three of these services in the Vietnam War, serving as the principal fighter / bomber for the Navy and Air Force and in ground-attack and reconnaissance roles. The F-4 Phantom II was also sold to and operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations.

The F-4 Phantom entered service in 1960 and continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 and F-16 in the U.S Air Force; the F-14 and F/A-18 in the U.S. Navy and the F/A-18 in the U.S Marine Corps. The F-4 was used in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996. It was produced from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 built in several variants.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.

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