HASC12 - Hasegawa 1/72 F-16N Top Gun - WWHP111523

HASC12 - Hasegawa 1/72 F-16N Top Gun - WWHP111523

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The General Dynamics F-16N was a dedicated adversary aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy's Naval Fighter Weapons School (NFWS) — better known as Top Gun — at NAS Miramar. Based on the F-16C Block 30 airframe, it was stripped of its fire control radar and fixed armament to reduce weight and improve agility, making it an effective simulator of Soviet-generation fighters for dissimilar air combat training. Twenty-six F-16Ns and four two-seat TF-16Ns were delivered to the Navy beginning in 1987, serving with NFWS and three fleet adversary squadrons until airframe fatigue issues forced their retirement in the early 1990s.

Kit C12 (also numbered 00342) is Hasegawa's 1999 boxing of their 1/72 F-16N tooling, first introduced in 1987. Parts are moulded in grey plastic.

Box Contents:

• Plastic sprues — approx. 60+ parts on 5 sprues (moulded grey)
• Clear plastic sprue (canopy)
• Waterslide decal sheet
• Pilot figure included

Markings included:

• Side No. 43 — Navy Fighter Weapons School (NFWS/Top Gun) | BuNo 163270 | NAS Miramar
• Side No. 45 — Navy Fighter Weapons School (NFWS/Top Gun) | BuNo 163272 | NAS Miramar