1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA3559) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF188 HORNET (188759) - Low Vis Gray with "Bomb Strikes" Livery - 1991 Desert Cats & 2011 Libya No Fly Zone - 425 "Allouettes" Sqdn - ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 750)

1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA3559) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF-188 HORNET (188759) - Low Vis Gray with "Bomb Strikes" Livery - 1991 Desert Cats & 2011 Libya No Fly Zone - 435 "Allouettes" Sqdn - ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 750) On March 12, 2011 the Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over. Canada along with the U.S., the U.K. and France sent men and machines to carry out the no-fly zone. Between late March 2011 and November Canada sent six CF-18s along with other aircraft and support as its contribution. One of the CF-18s was 188759 c/n 405/A337 from 425 Squadron and on June 25-26 2016 it made an appearance at the Quinte International Air Show held at Trenton Ontario. 188759 McDonnell-Douglas CF-188 CF-18A 405 first date: 3 March 1986 - Taken on strength Equivalent to F-18A-18-MC when delivered. Used at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta and CFB Baden, Germany in 1980s and 1990s. Deployed to Coltishall, UK on 3 April 1989, for Exercise Elder Joust. To Doha, Qatar for use by Desert Cat detachment in 1990/1991. With No. 439 Squadron, 1st Canadian Air Division at CFB Solingen, Germany in 1991. With No. 425 Squadron at CFB Bagotville, PQ in February 1995. Visited Person International Airport (Toronto) on 6 July 2007, in No. 425 Squadron markings. Operated by No. 409 Squadron at Cold Lake in August 2007. Passed through Prestwick, UK in mid March 2011, en route to Mediterranean for Operation Mobile, UN air support to Libyan rebellion. Reported active at CFB Bagotville in April 2016, with 6,619 airframe hours.