1/48 FRANKLIN-MINT (B11E640) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF188 HORNET (188797) - Low Vis Gray Livery - Desert Cats (Desert Storm) 1991 & Libya No-Fly 2011 - CFB Bagotville, Quebec - 425 Allouettes Sqdn - ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION #032 of ONLY 200)

1/48 FRANKLIN-MINT (B11E640) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF188 HORNET (188797) - Low Vis Gray Livery - Desert Cats (Desert Storm) 1991 & Libya No-Fly 2011 - CFB Bagotville, Quebec - 425 Allouettes Sqdn - ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION #032 of ONLY 200)** NOTE ** 200 of these models were produced ** But ONLY 100 were released to be sold to the general public ** Where as 100 were retained by the 425 Allouettes Squadron, being the commissioners of this model ** 188797 McDonnell-Douglas CF-188 (CF-18A) 661 first date: 21 December 1987 - Taken on strengthEquivalent to F-18A-22-MC when delivered. With No. 410 and 416 Squadrons, and at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta in the 1980s and 1990s, exact dates not known. To Doha, Qatar for use by Desert Cat detachment in 1990/1991. Reported at Canadair in February 1995. With No. 425 Squadron at CFB Bagotville, PQ in June 2001, and in November 2006. Seen at Fort Worth on 22 November 2008, reported as with 425 Squadron then. Seen at CFB Cold Lake for Maple Flag exercise in May 2010. Operating from Trapani Air Base in Italy on UN air strikes in Libya in 2011. Seen at El Centro Naval Airfield in January 2013, in 425 Squadron markings. Solo demonstration aircraft for 2013 season carrying 4 Wing special markings, operated by 425 Squadron, seen at Waterloo Air Show in spring of 2013. On display at Hamilton International Airshow, June 2013. Took part in Toronto airshow in August/September 2013. Reported active at CFB Bagotville in April 2016, with 5,232 airframe hours.