CENTURY WINGS 001610 1/72 LOCKHEED SR - 71A BLACKBIRD USAF 9 SRW KADENA AFB RARE
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LOCKHEED MARTIN SR-71A "BLACKBIRD" 61-7962USAF 9TH SRW KADENA AFB JAPAN 1990
LIMITED EDITION NO. 564 OF ONLY 800 MADE
"AND YE THOUGH I MAY FLY THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR I AM AT EIGHTY THOUSAND FEET AND CLIMBING"(UNOFFICIAL MOTTO OF THE 9TH STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING)
BIG BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE 1/72 SCALE MODEL OF THE ULTIMATE SPY PLANE THE BLACKBIRD. BUILT TO REPLACE TH...E U-2 SPYPLANE WHICH HAD BECOME VULNERABLE TO SAM MISSILES AS SEEN OVER CUBA AND THE GARRY POWERS SHOOT DOWN OVER THE USSR. THE LOCKHEED MARTIN "SKUNKWORKS" PRODUCED THE SR-71 "BLACKBIRD", THE FASTEST AND HIGHEST FLYING RECON JET TO EVER FLY. IT WAS NEVER INTERCEPTED OR SHOT DOWN. MODEL MINT AND IN ORIGINAL BOX, NEVER REMOVED OR DISPLAYED. LEGENDARY CENTURY WINGS QUALITY THE BEST MODELS OUT THERE.AMAZING DETAIL.VERY COLLECTABLE AND HARD TO FIND. WILL BE WELL PACKED FOR SHIPPINGHAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING, SO CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS. PICK UP AVAILABLE IN ADELAIDE.
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