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Special order – usually 2–4 weeksWe don't keep this one on the shelf. We order it in from the UK distributor as soon as you buy, and send it the moment it arrives – usually within 2–4 weeks.Need it sooner? See model kits in stock
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This is a special order. We don't hold it in stock – we order it from the UK distributor especially for you.
It usually arrives with us and is sent out within 2–4 weeks. Occasionally the distributor runs out, in which case we'll contact you straight away with options, including a full refund.
Please only order if you're happy to wait. This doesn't affect your statutory rights, including your right to cancel.
If your basket has other things in it too, we'll hold the whole order and send it all together once this arrives. Want the rest sooner? Just place it as a separate order.
Special Order - ETA 2-4 Weeks
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The Vought F-8 Crusader was the first carrier-based fighter designed in the 1950s that attained supersonic flight capability. Due to its Pratt & Whitney turbojet engine with afterburner, it was able to exceed the then maximum speed of Mach 1.8. It entered service in the late 1950s with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons to replace the obsolete Vought F7U Cutlass. The F-8 had good operational longevity and was deployed routinely by the US until the Vietnam War. Armed with four 20mm guns installed on the sides of the large front air intake, it could carry a varied weapons load. This capability provided it with a high degree of operational flexibility on missions, utilising air-to-air missiles, rockets and bombs. Because it was armed with cannons, unlike the more modern and advanced early versions of the missile laden F-4 Phantom II, pilots nicknamed the Crusader “The last of the Gunfighters”. The aircraft was also used by the French Navy’s carrier-based fighter squadron.
At a glance
Scale: 1:72
Subject: Aircraft
Nation: American
Era: 1954-1975 - Vietnam War
Brand: Italeri
Product code: 1456
Special Order - ETA 2-4 Weeks. We order this in for you from the UK distributor, so please allow 2 to 4 weeks for it to reach you.
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