THIS IS A PAINT KIT NOT AN AIRCRAFT!
VERSION 1.4 and above PAINT KIT!
ROYAL NAVY F/A-18D NAS 892 - WHAT IF SERIES.
Paint Kit for Shana Aircraft's F/A-18D Hornet.
INCLUDED is a framed print of the EIGHT SHADES OF BLUE Royal Navy F/A-18D What If Series you can display at your hangar or home.
WHAT IF SERIES
With the Homebase at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, England, and the HMS Ark Royal as the Mother Ship, 892 Naval Air Squadron operated from 1969 to 1978. The first record of service places the squadron at RNAS Yeovilton from 31 March 1969 to 18 October 1969, followed by short sea trials aboard the USS Saratoga from 16 October 1969 to 24 October 1969. The last RN catapult launch was from Ark’s waist cat' at 15.11hrs. The honours fell to Flt Lt M.MacLeod RAF & Lt D. McCallum in Phantom F4K "012". McCallum was the deputy Air Engineer Officer (DAEO). It was his first flight in a Phantom F4K. On 04 December 1978 the Ark Royal returned to Devonport to pay off and 11 days later 892 Sqn disbanded at RAF Leuchars. This F/A-18D honors the Sqn and its Mother Ship, painted in the same colors as the 892 Squadron Phantom F4K’s. The Squadron's badge is prominent on the fin in red, white and black; the black letter "Omega" was chosen for the marking as it is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, and at the time of its formation it was thought that 892 would be the last fixed-wing Naval Squadron. The white letter "R" is the code for HMS Ark Royal and the white "005" on the nose is the individual aircraft identification number. The Squadron's Phantoms carried codes between 001 and 017.
Detailed instructions included.
More paint kits available from Eight Shades of Blue. You can send a note card to Asra Kron (x4ten resident) in case you need unique custom work.
Enjoy your Royal Navy Hornet!
- Paint Kit for Shana Aircraft's F/A-18D Hornet
- Paint box for D model aircraft
- Detailed Royal Navy NAS 005 aircraft
- What If Series aircraft
