1/72 JASDF F-2B Fighter

Description

This is an injection-plastic jet aircraft model kit.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2 jet fighter, developed jointly by the United States and Japan as a support fighter with the main purpose of anti-ship and close air-to-ground support, first flew in 1995 and was deployed to units from the year 2000.

Of the 94 aircraft produced and deployed, 62 were the single-seat F-2A, while 32 were built as the demountable F-2B.

The F-2B replaced the T-2, the advanced trainer version of the F-1 support fighter, and was responsible for the fighter pilot training process (F-2), training fighter pilots. The 3rd, 6th, and 8th squadrons, which operate the F-2A, also deploy the F-2B for training within their units.

About the Kit:

This scale model is based on the F-2A kit released earlier, with new parts for the F-2B, such as the top of the fuselage and the base of the vertical tail wing, recreated for this release.

The included decals reproduce the aircraft from the 3rd Squadron (Hyakuri Air Base), 6th Squadron (Tsukijo Air Base) and 21st Squadron (Matsushima Air Base).