DARON WORLDWIDE TRADING 1/221 PS5404-2 STAMP B-1 LANCER BOSS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Daron Worldwide Trading 1/221 PS5404-2 Stamp B-1 Lancer Boss Hawg Jet Product Description The Rockwell international (now Boeing) b-1b Lancer is a four-engine, supersonic, swing wing, jet powered, heavy strategic bomber. Used by the United States air force, it is primarily a low-level penetrator. The b-1b has long range capability and travels at high altitude with speed of Mach 1.25, and at low level speed of Mach 0.92. The b-1b celebrated its first flight on December 23, 1974 and became operational in 1986 with USAF strategic air command as a nuclear bomber. In early 1990S b-1b fleet was reassigned to air combat command and aircrafts were converted to use conventional and all-weather guided "smart" munitions. Its first combat mission occurred in 1998 during operation "desert fox" in Iraq. In 1999 it was again deployed to support operation "Allied force" in Kosovo. Commonly called the "bone", derived from "b-one", the b-1b holds 61 world records for speed, payload and distance. And while inventory of the b1-b was reduced from 91 aircraft, 67 still remain in service, and are expected to continue service until 2030. B-1b Lancer named "boss hawg" tail# 84-0051 is 10th b-1b produced. This die-cast metal airplane PS5404-2 comes in 1:221 scale with plastic stand and is approximately 8 inches long with 4 1/4 inch wingspan in high speed combat mode and 7 1/4 inches in low speed take off / landing mode. Die-cast metal with plastic base Wings really flex! Part of the Postage Stamp collection from Daron