[Decals released March 2018]
For Roden 1/144 AC-119K
Stinger
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This
1/144 decal sheet includes marking options for AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K
Stinger gunships in the Vietnam
War as operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South Vietnam Air Force (VNAF).
Although the AC-119G Shadow variant is not available in kit form, the
Shadow can be easily represented by relatively basic modifications to the
Roden AC-119K Stinger kit.
14
Marking Options Included:
Six
USAF AC-119G Shadows covering 71st Special Operations Squadron (SOS)
and 17th SOS:
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The
Devil's Advocate, City of Columbus Indiana, The
Charlotte Representative, Burks Law, and two Charlie
Chasers marked aircraft (all options provided also carried a
variation of the Shadow III insignia).
Six
USAF AC-119K Stingers covering 18th SOS:
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Montezuma's
Revenge, Fly United, Good Grief! The Pea-nut Special,
The Super Sow, The Polish Cannon, and Black Killer
Duck.
Two VNAF
AC-119G Shadows covering 819th Attack Squadron.
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NOTE: No specific VNAF AC-119K Stingers from 821st Attack Squadron are
provided. However, other than
the addition of the the Vietnamese fin flash on the tail, the VNAF Stingers did not appear to have any
other unique markings after inheriting the aircraft from 18th SOS. All of
the USAF AC-119K aircraft on this sheet were transferred to the VNAF in
1972/73 (minus the nose art), and as such, the Vietnamese fin flashes
provided could be used with the AC-119K tail codes to represent a VNAF
AC-119K Stinger if desired.
Data/stencil
sets provided for at least TWO aircraft with variations of certain markings also
provided as options. Also included are decals for both the original
AeroProducts 4-bladed propellers and the later Hamilton Standard
3-bladed propellers (used by both VNAF options and also Black Killer
Duck). Additionally, decals provided for the flare launcher's
compressed air/nitrogen bottles' markings and as well as the
illuminator's various placards/warnings.
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