Hobby Master US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Strike Fighter - 168910, VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), 2017 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

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US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Strike Fighter - 168910, VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), 2017 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

Hobby Master US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Strike Fighter - 168910, VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), 2017 [Low-Vis Scheme]

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Hobby Master HA5141 US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Strike Fighter - 168910, VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), 2017 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale) "War Party Rocks!!!"
- Motto of VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Designed and initially produced by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Full-rate production began in September 1997, after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in 1999, replacing the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which was retired in 2006; the Super Hornet serves alongside the original Hornet. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which has operated the F/A-18A as its main fighter since 1984, ordered the F/A-18F in 2007 to replace its aging F-111C fleet. RAAF Super Hornets entered service in December 2010.

Pictured here is a gorgeous 1:72 scale diecast replica of a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet that was attached to VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", and embarked upon USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) during 2017. Pre-order! Ship Date: June 2025.

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7-1/2-inches
Length: 9-inches

Release Date: ?

Historical Account: "Golden Warriors" - VFA-87 made a single deployment aboard USS George H. W. Bush from January to August 2017. During this desployment, Lieutenant Commander Michael Tremel, flying a VFA-87 F/A-18E shot down a Syrian Su-22 after multiple observed ROE violations on June 18th, 2017. The Su-22 had been bombing US-backed forces fighting the Islamic State. 2020s

After having been assigned to CVW-8 since 1988, VFA-87 was re-assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 in 2020. The squadron made two deployments aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Western Pacific from January and July 2020 and from December to May 2021. Following these deployments, the squadron returned to CVW-8. In 2021, CVW-8 was re-assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford.