I Love Kit 1:350 Uss John F. Kennedy Cv-67

ILK65306
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Description

CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy was named for the 35th President of the United States. She was number 4 in the Kitty Hawk Class of Aircraft Carriers. She was also the last of the conventionally powered Aircraft Carrier although she was originally intended to be Nuclear Powered. CV-67 differed from other “Kitty Hawk” class carriers with a modified outward inclined funnels and being 17 feet shorter.

CV-67 USS JFK Kennedy was commissioned in Sept 7th, 1968 and was stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.  She was also involved in unfortunate incidents where she collided with USS Belknap in 1975 and USS Bordelon in 1976.

The “Big John”  saw combat during the Lebanon crisis in 1983 and her F-14 engaged and successfully shot down 2 Libyan mig-23 that show threat  and aggression. Saw combat again in 1991 during “Operation Desert Storm” with 114 airstrikes and 2,900 sorties against Iraq.

After serving the country for over, 30 years, USS John F, Kennedy decommissioned in Mayport, Florida. She arrived naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility and remains in the U.S. Navy Reserve Fleet.

Item No    65306
Item Name    USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
Bar Code    890781653065
Scale    1:350
Item Type    Plastic Model Warship Kit
Model Brief    Length: 934.6mm   Beam:241.9 mm  
Total Parts    1300+
Metal Parts    n/a
Photo Etched Parts    2 pcs
Film Parts    n/a
Resin Parts    n/a
Total Sprues    35 sprues , hull and decks
Released Date    2015-05
More Features    - Detailed Hull is a one piece part
- Detailed flight deck and hangar deck
-Extensive photo-etched details included
-Aircraft Wing includes:
   E2C, S-3B, F-18C,EA-6B,F-14B,HH-60H
-Complete ship and aircraft decal sets