1/32 KH32007 Kitty Hawk F-86D Sabre Dog - USAF 82nd FIS / 325th FIS Sabre Knight Acrobatic Team / 181st FIS Texas Air National Guard / Japan JASDF / South Korea Air Force ROKAF / Taiwan China Air Force ROCAF
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
Still factory sealed. This is a very large and well detailed modern kit with brass PE details. It is exceptionally well detailed inside and out. Includes two big, colorful decal sheets with extensive paint guide for all six variants. Around 1949 the USAF assigned a high priority to all weather fighter design and deployment. Most manufacturers built traditional two seat machines, such as the F-94. North American, however took a new approach and created one of the first true "One-Man Interceptors". Keeping the wings and landing gear from the proven F-86 Day Fighter, they made a longer and deeper fuselage with a large radome and J47 engine. Guns were replaced with 24 2.75" folding fin rockets. Although more than a ton heavier than the F-86, the Dog was the fastest aircraft of it's day and set several world records. 2,504 were built and formed the backbone of America's air defense system in the 1950s.
$49.00