F-4D 66-8738 - Ted Bayliss

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4D 66-8738, 497TH TFS, 8TH TFW, VIETNAM, 1971

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1/72nd

Hasegawa

WolfPak Decals sheet 72-001

Quickboost seats

March 2008

Ted Bayliss

This is a model of a Night Owl F-4D of the 497^th TFS, 8^th TFW in Vietnam 1971. The aircrafts undersides were repainted black to help the night role. This aircraft was shot down on 5^th October 1972 by a MiG-21 flown by Nguyen Tien Sam of the 921^st Squadron VNAF, using an AA-2 Atoll missile. The crew survived and were taken prisoner.

The model is the Hasegawa F-4C/D ‘MiG Eater’ boxing, built out of the box except for a pair of Quickboost ejector seats, which I always use to dress up the model. The decals are from the Wolfpak sheet 72-001, which includes decals for a KC-135R, MC-130E, T-28D and an A-10A.

The sheet looks good, except I think the blue in the national markings is too light, but I used them so people can form their own opinions.

I have always wanted to build a black bellied Phantom, as it is sufficiently different on a display to be of interest.

I have commented previously on the Hasegawa kit, so I need say no more about it.