VAQ-133 Wizards EA-6b (161120) Model

VAQ-133 Wizards EA-6b (161120) ModelFly off the USS John F Kennedy again with the VAQ-133 Wizards in this 18 inch wooden model. Each model is carefully carved and painted to provide a unique piece that you'll treasure.Length - 18 inchesMade from MahoganyUS Veteran Owned BusinessMarch 4, 1969; established at Naval Air Station Alameda, California. Originally flew the EKA-3B Skywarrior.- August 1969; and again in November 1970 the squadron departed for combat deployments to Southeast Asia onboard USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) and USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63).- August 1971; relocated to our current homeport, NAS Whidbey Island and transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler.- January 1974; VAQ-133 departed Norfolk, Virginia onboard USS AMERICA (CV 66). This marked the first ever Prowler deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the first deployment of the new expanded capability (EXCAP) version of the EA-6B.- 1975; the Wizards completed four months of pre-deployment training on the east coast in preparation for USS JOHN F. KENNEDY's (CV 67) June deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Once deployed, the Wizards broke every flight hour record for the EA-6B community.- Between November 1979 and October 1981; VAQ-133 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea onboard USS FORRESTAL (CV 59) and USS AMERICA (CV 66).- February 1982; the Wizards conducted refresher training onboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), and set sail in September for their first WESTPAC deployment as a Prowler Squadron.- 1984; VAQ-133 again deployed onboard CVN 65 and participated in two of the largest naval exercises ever, RIMPAC 84, with over eighty allied ships, and FLEETEX 85-1, with five carrier task forces in two oceans. The squadron returned home in December 1984 and transitioned to the Improved Capability II (ICAP II) version of the EA-6B.- September 1987 and May 1989; VAQ-133 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea onboard USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).- December 1990;

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• Highly detailed with minimal decals
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