Italeri 2687 - 1/48 E2-C Hawkeye  [IT-2687S]

Period: from '50 to '90

Country: United States Of America

Model Dim.: 35,5 cm

E2-C Hawkeye

The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an airborne very early caution (AEW) aircraft provider. The twin-turboprop airplane was made and developed during the late 1950s by the Grumman Aircraft company the usa Navy instead for the E-1 Tracer. 1st E-2C became practical in 1973 and possesses been upgraded many times since. The Hawkeye 2000 (the current version) has an APS-145 radar with new objective computer and fight recommendations Center (CIC), combined with usa Navy’s brand-new CEC information transmission system. Since entering combat during the Vietnam War, the E-2 has offered the united states Navy across the world. Hawkeyes through the air wing VAW-123 (also called the “Screwtops) aboard the aircraft carrier USS America directed a team of F-14 Tomcat fighters during procedure El Dorado Canyon, the joint attack against Libyan terrorist objectives during 1986. Now, the E-2Cs offered the demand and control for both aerial warfare and land-attack mission during the Desert Storm and suffering Freedom missions.