Hobby Master 1/72 Republic F-105D Thunderchief, USAF, Takhli RTAFB, 1965 HA2505
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This auction is for a Hobby Master 1/72 diecast model of the Republic Thunderchief F-105D-25-RE "61-0183" 6441 TFW, Takhli RTAFB, 1965 "Operation Look Alike".This model was displayed in a sealed display case away from direct sunlight in a smoke-free home. The model is in like new condition.Some brief history about this plane: In the early 1960's the USAF began "Operation Look Alike". All aircraft needed to look alike but they couldn't decide which camo pattern. So they ordered all special unit markings removed and natural metal aircraft to be painted with a silver lacquer. Aircraft 61-0183 was one of eighty F-105D-25-RE series that was equipped with conventional warfare modifications. On July 6, 1973, 61-0183 was sent to MASDC (Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center) for storage as #FK0001 and was scrapped in 1984.
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