First flown in February of 1946, the F-84 Thunderjet entered service with the U.S. Air Force the following year. It was, however, immediately plagued with performance problems and the entire program was nearly scrapped until the F-84D was introduced in 1949. It operated as the primary strike aircraft in Korea, completing more than 80,000 sorties and destroying more than 60% of all ground targets in the war. The F-84F swept-wing variant followed introduced in 1954.
This 1/72 scale plastic model — a reproduction of an F-84E flown by Lt. Col. William Bertram in January of 1951 — features engraved panel lines, a see-through canopy, a well-appointed cockpit, wingtip tanks, two centerline drop tanks, wing-mounted bombs, extended landing gear, authentic 523rd FES markings, and a display stand. Measures approximately 7¼" long with a 5¾" wingspan.
This 1/72 scale plastic model — a reproduction of an F-84E flown by Lt. Col. William Bertram in January of 1951 — features engraved panel lines, a see-through canopy, a well-appointed cockpit, wingtip tanks, two centerline drop tanks, wing-mounted bombs, extended landing gear, authentic 523rd FES markings, and a display stand. Measures approximately 7¼" long with a 5¾" wingspan.
