VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model, 1/42 (18") Scale, Mahogany, Navy, For Sale


VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model, 1/42 (18
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VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model, 1/42 (18") Scale, Mahogany, Navy,:
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VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model, 1/42 (18") Scale, Mahogany, Navy, Fighter VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model Fly off of the USS Saratoga again with the VF-103 Sluggers in this 18 inch F-4b model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and hand painted to provide a unique treasure you'll enjoy. Length - 18 inches Made from Mahogany US Veteran Owned Business The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger. The original VF-103 squadron insignia was a cloverleaf, and the aircraft tailfins had a horizontal yellow arrow outlined in black. Later a stylized aircraft darting through the leaf was added, along with a baseball bat. The baseball stemmed from an early skipper who often carried one with him. In 1991, VF-103's aircraft used the squadron insignia for tail-art, in place of the bold arrow. When the Sluggers became the Jolly Rogers following the disestablishment of VF-84, they adopted the famous white skull-and-crossbones. VF-103 was reequipped with the F8U-2 (F-8C after 1962) and reassigned to CVG-8, although still assigned to the USS Forrestal. Three other deployments to the Mediterranean followed in 1960, 1961 and 1964-1965. The squadron was reequipped with the F-8E in 1964. The 1964-1965 cruise was significant, as VF-103 flew both the F-8E and the newly introduced F-4B Phantom II. VF-103 would fly the Phantom for 19 years. From 1965 to 1980, VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3). Even longer was the assignment to the USS Saratoga, from 1965 to 1994, since 1984 as part of CVW-17. VF-103 was aboard Saratoga for 15 deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, plus a single one aboard Forrestal in 1982. VF-103 flew the F-4B until transitioning to the F-4J in 1968. In 1981, the squadron was reequipped with the F-4S. VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model, 1/42 (18") Scale, Mahogany, Navy, Fighter VF-103 Sluggers USS Saratoga 1966 F-4b Model

Fly off of the USS Saratoga again with the VF-103 Sluggers in this 18 inch F-4b model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and hand painted to provide a unique treasure you'll enjoy.

  • Length - 18 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Veteran Owned Business
  • The product is not intended to be uséd by children 12 years and younger.

The original VF-103 squadron insignia was a cloverleaf, and the aircraft tailfins had a horizontal yellow arrow outlined in black. Later a stylized aircraft darting through the leaf was added, along with a baseball bat. The baseball stemmed from an early skipper who often carried one with him. In 1991, VF-103's aircraft uséd the squadron insignia for tail-art, in place of the bold arrow. When the Sluggers became the Jolly Rogers following the disestablishment of VF-84, they adopted the famous white skull-and-crossbones.

VF-103 was reequipped with the F8U-2 (F-8C after 1962) and reassigned to CVG-8, although still assigned to the USS Forrestal. Three other deployments to the Mediterranean followed in 1960, 1961 and 1964-1965. The squadron was reequipped with the F-8E in 1964. The 1964-1965 cruise was significant, as VF-103 flew both the F-8E and the newly introduced F-4B Phantom II. VF-103 would fly the Phantom for 19 years. From 1965 to 1980, VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3). Even longer was the assignment to the USS Saratoga, from 1965 to 1994, since 1984 as part of CVW-17. VF-103 was aboard Saratoga for 15 deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, plus a single one aboard Forrestal in 1982.

VF-103 flew the F-4B until transitioning to the F-4J in 1968. In 1981, the squadron was reequipped with the F-4S.

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