*Hobby Master HA3513 1:72 F/A-18B “Rough Raiders”

Hobby Master HA3513 1:72 F/A-18B BuNo 162402 VFA-125, Rough Raiders, August 2009.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weathernight fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first productionflight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 productionswitched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of inflight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.

There have been three squadrons designated VFA-125 Rough Raiders with third beingestablished in November 1980. They were stationed at NAS Lemoore, California and in April1981 they were the first USN squadron to be equipped with the F/A-18 Hornet. On October 1,2010 VFA-125 was disestablished with all assets going to VFA-122 Flying Eagles. VFA-125 willbe reestablished in the future as an F-35 training squadron.