1/48 Armour/Franklin Mint (Art.98017 / B11B200) McDonnell Douglas F18C Hornet (400 / 163758) "Chippy Ho" USS Independence VFA-195 "Dam Busters" 1943-1995 U.S.Navy (Limited Edition)

1/48 Armour/Franklin Mint (Art.98017 / B11B200) McDonnell Douglas F18C Hornet (400 / 163758) "Chippy Ho" USS Independence VFA-195 "Dam Busters" 1943-1995 U.S.Navy (Limited Edition)  

Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195), also known as the Dambusters, is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) and their tail code is NF. Their radio callsign is "Chippy".

Sometime in the 1950s, the squadron adopted a shield insignia that featured an eagle's head and a torpedo. On 1 May 1951, squadron aircraft disabled the heavily defended Hwacheon Dam held by North Koreans, earnin g them the nickname Dambusters,^[1] echoing the original Dam Busters of No. 617 Squadron RAF. Destruction of the dam had been previously attempted by other units many times.

In August 1985, the squadron adopted the stylized eagle on green background insignia in use today.