Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye – NF 600/165295, VAW-115 “Liberty Bells,” USS Kitty Hawk, U.S. Navy, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

1:72 Scale.  Length: 9.5".  Wingspan: 13.5"

U.S. Navy VAW-115 “Liberty Bells” were commissioned on April 20, 1967 and deployed aboard USS Ranger on November 4, 1967. In the mid 1970’s, VAW-115 won 2 consecutive Battle E’s and the CNO Safety S award. In the early 1990s the squadron participated in Desert Shield and then Desert Storm. In August 1998, VAW-115 transferred to the USS Kitty Hawk and remained there until August 2008. In March 2003 the squadron began flying in Operation Iraqi Freedom in support of ground forces and logged 363 hours.

The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is a twin-turboprop airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft operated by the US Navy and the armed forces of several other countries. Developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for E-1 Tracer, the E-2 was first flown on October 21, 1960 and entered operational service in 1964. Variants of the E-2 have been in production since the 1960s, giving it the longest production run of any carrier-based aircraft. The E-2 is operated by a crew of five that includes a Pilot, Copilot, Radar Officer, Combat Information Center Officer and the Aircraft Control Officer.

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