Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Northrop F-5N Tiger II – VF-111 “Sundowners”, US Navy, NAS Key West, FL

1:72 Scale.  Length: 7.9".  Wingspan: 4.4"

VF-111 “Sundowners” is a U.S. Navy reserve squadron based at Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. They operate 12 of the 41 Northrop F-5N Tiger II aircraft in operation. Their role is that of an adversary to help train pilots in air combat tactics. The F-5 is scheduled to remain in service until 2015.

The Northrop F-5 was designed as an extremely maneuverable, twin-engine supersonic fighter aircraft with a high rate of reliability at a low operating cost. It was first flown on July 30, 1959 with the first customer delivery in 1964. The last of more than 2,600 F-5’s was produced in 1989 and about two-thirds of these are still in service with 26 countries more than four decades later. The F-5 was manufactured by Northrop Grumman and under license in Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, Spain and Switzerland.

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.

This model of an F-5N Tiger II by Hobby Master features: