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Specimen 0039 · USAF Thunderbirds die-cast

Hobby Master HA38039 F-16C Thunderbirds No. 1, RIAT 2017

Thunderbird No. 1 as it appeared at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2017.

Thunderbirds F-16C number 1 taxiing in front of desert mountains at Nellis Air Force Base
The real thing: Thunderbird 1, an F-16C, at Nellis AFB in 2019 Photo: Noah Wulf, CC BY-SA 4.0

About this item

The Hobby Master Archive lists the leaflet date as 1 July 2024. A version with decals for aircraft No. 1 to No. 6 is listed as HA38039B. The team visited the UK for the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo — the US Air Force photo of the team over Duxford on our USAF Thunderbirds page was taken during that visit.

USAF Thunderbirds die-cast

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