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HA1304- A-10A, 45th FS / 930th OG
Grissom AFB, Indiana, D-Day 50th Anniversary, May 1994
Pre assembled professionally painted
True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
unique scheme
Great attention to detail
All markings are
Tampoed (pad applied)
Option to display the
model on a stand that is
provided
Model can be shown
with the landing gear in
the down or up positions
Canopy opens
Extremely heavy metal
with minimum plastic
Highly collectable
This was a specialty scheme painted on a single Air Force Reserve aircraft from the 45th FS / 930th OG
located at Grissom AFB in Indiana. The stripes commemorated the 50th anniversary of the "D-Day"
invasions of Normandy in World War II.
USAF 930th OG, 45th TFS Hoosier Hogs, Grissom AFB, IN, D-Day 50th Anniversary May 1994
After being de-activated for a while the 45th TFS was activated again on October 1, 1973. Assigned to
the 434th TFW at Grissom AFB, Indiana they flew the A-37 Dragonfly trainer for the next 8 years. In 1981
the squadron took a huge leap forward when they started to fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II. In 1987 while still
at Grissom they were once again re-assigned this time to the 930th TFG that in turn became the 930th
Operations Group a USAF Reserve unit. Still flying the A-10 the squadron was once more re-designated
to the 45th Fighter Squadron, known as “Hoosier Hogs”. For 7 years the squadron continued to fly but 4
months after the D-Day Anniversary flight the squadron was inactivated on October 1, 1994
Authentic scale 1/72
open or close canopy interchangble undercarriage
Our Price £24.99
