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DINKY TOYS #730-H CUSTOM RESTORED USAF F-4 PHANTOM JET. VIETNAM WAR TOP ACE

$ 68.61

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Vehicle Year: 1942
  • Year of Manufacture: 1973
  • Aircraft Family: SPITFIRE
  • Vehicle Make: SUPERMARINE
  • Vehicle Type: FIGHTER/DIVE BOMBER
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Color: GREY AND GREY
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Non-Domestic Product: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Theme: WWII
  • Brand: Dinky Toys
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Material: Diecast
  • Condition: THIS IS A CUSTOM RESTORED AND INCREDIBLY DETAILED DINKY #730 F-4 PHANTOM JET MODELED ON THE WAR BIRD FLOWN BY USAF VIETNAM WAR TOP ACE PILOT CAPT. STEVE RITCHIE AND WSO CAPT. CHUCK DEBELLEVUE .
  • Scale: 1:42
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

    Description

    CUSTOM RESTORED AND DETAILED
    DINKY TOYS # 730-H
    F-4 PHANTOM JET
    VIETNAM WAR COMBAT FIGHTER/BOMBER  JET
    PILOTED BY CAPT. STEVE RITCHIE AND WSO CAPT. CHARLES DEBELLEVUE
    555th Fighter Squadron,
    of the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
    ·
    In October 1971
    ,
    Charles B. DeBellevue
    was sent to the famed 555th ("Triple Nickel") Tactical Fighter Squadron, of the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Flying in a F-4D as the WSO with pilot Capt Steve Ritchie on May 10, 1972, he and Ritchie scored the first of four
    MiG-21 kills they would achieve together. Both DeBellevue and Ritchie, along with Capt Jeffrey Feinstein of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, would become the only USAF "aces" during the Vietnam War. May 10, 1972
    CUSTOM RESTORED AND DETAILED TO NEAR MINTY CONDITION
    ·
    BODY PAINT STANDARD F-4 USAF VIETNAM CAMO FINISH
    ·
    UNIQUE ACTUAL NUMBERS AND MARKINGS .
    CLEAN & CLEAR CANOPY.
    ·
    TRIM AND DECAL/STICKERS EXCELLENT BRIGHT COLORS INCREDIBLE DETAIL.
    ·
    LANDING GEAR & WHEELS INTACT,  SPRING TENSION STRONG WING WHEELS REPAIRED
    ·
    MADE IN ENGLAND