1/72 A-4K Skyhawk RNZAF

HOB HA1440 Hobby Master 1/72 A-4K Skyhawk “Lizard Scheme" NZ6201, 2 Squadron, RNZAF, New Zealand, 1987

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Ed Heinemann from the Douglas Aircraft Corporation and first flew in 1954. Designed as a lightweight single engine attack aircraft it was consider by many to be the most famous ever built in this category. The A-4 was the pioneer of the “buddy" air-to-air refueling concept where aircraft of the same type could transfer fuel from one to the other without the use of a dedicated tanker. A total of 2,960 A-4 aircraft were produced with the USMC retiring the last one in 1996.