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CORGI AVIATION AA33208 1/72 McDONNELL QF-4B PHANTOM buying DRONE, 148365, US NAVAL MISSILE CENTER. POINT MUGU NAS, CALIFORNIA 1972 - VERY LIMITED STOCK The inadequacy of the Navy's existing target drones prompted a major programme in 1970 to fund a completely new NAT (Navy Agile Target). In the meantime, it was agreed to convert available examples of the subsonic F-86H Sabre and the supersonic F-4B Phantom into remotely-piloted targets for use in testing anti-aircraft defense systems, including live firing by missiles. A highly conspicuous orange paint scheme was adopted and the first aircraft was delivered to the Naval Missile Center at Point Mugu, California in April 1972. McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II Designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy, the F-4 Phantom was first flown on May 27, 1958. This twin-engine, long-range all-weather fighter/bomber proved highly adaptable and served in the Marine Corps and the US Air Force as well as in the Navy. During the Vietnam War, it wa.
CORGI AVIATION AA33208 1/72 McDONNELL QF-4B PHANTOM buying DRONE, 148365, US NAVAL MISSILE CENTER. POINT MUGU NAS, CALIFORNIA 1972 - VERY LIMITED STOCK The inadequacy of the Navy's existing target drones prompted a major programme in 1970 to fund a completely new NAT (Navy Agile Target). In the meantime, it was agreed to convert available examples of the subsonic F-86H Sabre and the supersonic F-4B Phantom into remotely-piloted targets for use in testing anti-aircraft defense systems, including live firing by missiles. A highly conspicuous orange paint scheme was adopted and the first aircraft was delivered to the Naval Missile Center at Point Mugu, California in April 1972. McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II Designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy, the F-4 Phantom was first flown on May 27, 1958. This twin-engine, long-range all-weather fighter/bomber proved highly adaptable and served in the Marine Corps and the US Air Force as well as in the Navy. During the Vietnam War, it wa.