No. 149449, redesignated F-4B-11-MC, served with VF-96 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61), VF-151 aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and was later assigned to Marine Air Group 13, VMFA-323, “Death Rattlers,” based at Chu Lai Air Base, Republic of South Vietnam....
is not only a collector's item but also a piece of aviation history. The diecast construction ensures a sturdy and detailed representation of the aircraft, making it an excellent addition to any aviation enthusiast's collection. **Versatile Display and Gift Potential** Whether you're looking to...
82 “Snakeye” high-drag, 500-pound bombs—the same bombs carried in the 1961 Fort Bragg test. Once restoration is complete, BuNo 145310 will be the only flyable F-4 Phantom aircraft in private hands anywhere in the world. But with at least a $3.25 million price tag, th...
Throughout the late 1960s, the Wild Weasel III adaptation of the F-105F two-seat Thunderchief had been the primary anti-SAM attack aircraft in Vietnam. However, by 1970 the F-105 airframe was no longer in production, and attrition in Vietnam had made it a scarce resource. The need fo...
Skin representing one of the “MiG Killers” of the Vietnam War belonging to the VF-161 “Chargers” squadron. This particular aircraft started this naval career assigned to the VF-92 “Silver Kings” aboard the Big E in 1968. After a few tours with a couple of other squadrons, it fina...
The new fighter, known unofficially as the F-3, will enter service in the mid-2030s. Japan constructed and flew a technology demonstrator aircraft, the X-2, but ultimately decided developing a plane entirely on its own was too expensive a venture. Lockheed Martin offered a new version of ...
(CV-66) shot down a MiG-21 over North Vietnam, scoring the only Marine air-to-air kill in the Southeast Asia conflict. The F-4J was the last US aircraft in operation in Southeast Asia, with Marine F-4Js of VMFA-232 finally leaving the base at Nam Phong in Thailand in August of ...
HANOI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has received the second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine presented by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. A PLA transport aircraft carrying the vaccine doses arrived late Tuesday at Noi Bai International Airpo...
Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC) arrived in Vietnam's Van Don International Airport in the northern Quang Ninh province on Monday for an airshow, Viet...
These suspects were engaged in fake investment and finance-related online scams and were detained as a result of collaborative efforts between China and Laos in law enforcement. They were escorted to China's Henan and Hebei provinces and Chongqing by police via chart...