McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet, US Navy VFA-103 Jolly Rogers Dragon Wings 1:72 Diecast Model

The Jolly Rogers officially converted from Tomcats to F/A-18 Super Hornets in March 2005. This model showcases the stunning skull insignia, markings and colours of VFA-103, as well as all the other distinctive features of this remarkable aircraft.
US Navy Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) was activated in 1952. Three US Navy squadrons have used the name and insignia of the Jolly Roger: VF-61 (originally VF-17), VF-84, and VFA-103. While these are distinctly different squadrons that have no lineal linkage, they all share the same Jolly Rogers name, the skull and crossbones insignia and traditions. VF-103 began life as an F4U Corsair squadron and after progressing through the F9F Cougar, F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II, it was among the last fighter squadrons to transition to the F-14A Tomcat. In 1989, they upgraded to a more powerful breed of Tomcat, the F-14B. When VF-84 was disestablished in 1995, VF-103 abandoned its "Sluggers" nickname and adopted the famous "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia for itself. After several deployments to the Perisan Gulf, VF-103 deployed with the F-14B for the final time in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy before transitioning to the F/A-18F Super Hornets it operates today.
Done fantastically in diecast in 1:72 scale by Dragon Wings is this McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet from the US Navy's VFA-103 "Jolly Rogers", AA103, NAS Oceana, VA.
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