Spads Heritage

A sheet devoted entirely to the Texas Spads!!  The 457th Tactical Fighter Group traded in F-105s for the F-4D, followed by the F-4E, before finally getting the Viper.  This Cartograf-printed sheet contains markings for 3 F-4Ds, 2 F-4Es, 2 Block 25 F-16Cs, 1 Block 30 F-16D, and 2 Block 30 F-16Cs, including the spectacular heritage jet to celebrate the unit’s 75th anniversary.

Specifically, options include

1) F-4D 66-8709, “Willie’s War Wagon” in SEAwraparound.  April 1983

2) F-4D 66-8714, a MiG killer, in Euro 1 paint.  June 1984

3) F-4D 66-7782, a Buzzard killer, in Euro 1 paint  February 1988

4) F-4E 67-0392 “War Lord” double MiG killer, Hill IIpaint.  August 1990

5) F-4E 68-0389 “Fort Worth Phantom Pharewell’ March 1991

6) F-16C 83-1141 “PIG” Desert Storm mission markingsDecember 1991

7) F-16C 84-1245, 50th Anniversary paint scheme.  October 1994.

8) F-16C 85-1412, 457th Fighter Squadron flagship.  April 2011

9) F-16D 85-1513, October 2020

10) F-16C 86-0246, 75th Anniversary, January 2021

$19.95

48028 - ‘Spads Heritage’ F-4’s and F-16’s of 457th Tactical Fighter Group, USAF – 1:48

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