Hobby Master: 1/72 F-15A Baz “Foxbat Killer”

In 1967 the U.S. became aware of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat. This made it necessary to develop
a new aircraft to counter the MiG-25. The USAF rejected the USN F-14 Tomcat and issued its
own requirements. The solution came in the form of the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15
Eagle. The F-15A made its inaugural flight in July 1972 and in January 1976 the first Eagle
entered service. The “E” entered service in 1989. The F-15 was the first dedicated USAF air
superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre.

In May of 1981 the new CO of the IDF Double Tail Squadron ordered that all F-15 Baz (Eagle)
aircraft have a name written in Hebrew painted on the left side of the forward fuselage. Single-
seat F-15s would bear one word while the two-seater would carry two-word titles. Baz 673 was
given Ha Oketz, Ha meaning “The” and “Oketz” meaning Sting – “The Sting”. Using an AIM-7F
Sparrow missile Baz 673 flown by Major Shaul Simon is credited with downing a Syrian MiG-25
“Foxbat” on July 29, 1981.

• 1/72 scale pre-finished.
• Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
• Comes with 4 x AIM-9G and 4 x AIM-7
• Professionally painted.
• All markings are pad applied for superb results.
• Crew figure.
• Comes with display stand.
• Landing gear can be displayed up or down.
• Extremely sought after by collectors.