USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 1/350 Trumpeter

 

USS Kitty Hawk, lead ship of the Kitty Hawk class of multi-role aircraft carriers, was laid down in December 1956 and constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. Launched on May 21, 1960 and commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on April 29, 1961, Kitty Hawk was originally designated CVA-63 and re-designated CV-63 (non-nuclear) in May 1975.  Kitty Hawk saw action in campaigns ranging from Vietnam to the Gulf Wars. The super-carrier provided a base for air strikes against Iraqi targets in 1992-93, enforcement of Iraqi no-fly zones in 1999, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Refits were carried out at Bremerton in 1977, 1982 and 1998, and from 1987 to 1991 Kitty Hawk was overhauled under the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) at Philadelphia. During its long service life Kitty Hawk’s aircraft arm has included A-1 Skyraider, A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair, EA-6B Prowler, E-2 Hawkeye, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, S-3B Viking, UH-2, SH-60/HH-60 Seahawk helicopters, and C-2 Greyhound. Kitty Hawk was the US Navy’s last conventionally powered super carrier and a decommissioning ceremony took place at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington on May 12, 2009. The ship is currently inactive.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 5
Length: 36.9”
Beam: 9.7”
Parts: 1400+
– Painting and assembly required
– 37 sprues
– One-piece hull
– Includes display stand and nameplate
– Two each of Phalanx CIWS and RIM-116 Rolling Airframes
– Two Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems
– Two decal sheets
– Two photo-etched frets
– Two-piece hangar deck and one-piece flight deck
– Clear parts
– Includes two E-2C Hawkeye, five EA-6B Prowler, two HH-60H Rescue Hawk and twelve F/A-18C Super Hornet
– Jet Blast Deflector can be positioned closed or deployed
– Includes deck vehicle, lifeboats and life rafts on racks
– E-2C and SH-60F have optional folded/retracted wings
– All aircraft have decals and F/A-18C has three optional decal schemes
– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Navy Grey
Hull Red
Flat Black
Dark Compass Ghost Grey
Grey
Flat White
White
Gold
Yellow
Off-White
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