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Specimen 0043 · USAF Thunderbirds die-cast

Hobby Master HA5415 T-38 Talon Thunderbirds No. 1 (1970s)

The supersonic T-38 trainer the team flew from 1974, as Thunderbird No. 1.

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About this item

Listed by the Hobby Master Archive as “T-38 ‘Thunderbirds’ No.1 plane, USAF, 1970s”. A second version, HA5416, shows the 1976 “Bicentennial Scheme”. The US Air Force fact sheet says the team converted to the T-38 Talon in 1974.

USAF Thunderbirds die-cast

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