Caracal CD48102 - F-104 in Vietnam

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Canadian Dollars: $24.95

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Product Code: CD48102

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Description

Caracal's first sheet for the F-104 is dedicated to the Vietnam War service of Lockheed's famous "missile with a man in it". This set features markings for two silver and eight camouflaged Starfighters, for a total of 10 options:

F-104C 56-0919, 479 TFW - Da Nang AB, 1965
F-104C 56-0892, 479 TFW - Da Nang AB, 1965
F-104C 56-0891 "NancyJ / Snoopy Sniper", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 56-0892 "Miss Bevie J VI / My Darlin Dorothy", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 56-0898, 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 56-0910 "Pussycat", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 56-0938 "Show Me", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 57-0923 "Hello Dolly", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 57-0925 "Smoke II", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966
F-104C 57-0927 "Debbie Sue", 479 TFW - Udorn AB, 1966

Accurate Vietnam-era stencilling for one silver and one camouflaged aircraft are included. Caracal also provide white and black alternatives for the USAF serial numbers applied on the camouflaged aircraft - these numbers were white during the early stage of deployment.

This set was professionally screen printed by Cartograf in Italy.