Description
1/350 scale plastic model of 1CV-67 Ship USS John F. Kennedy
Paints and glue are not included!
The kit includes parts sprues, instructions and a set of decals.
Was named after the 35th President of the United States. She was number 4 in the USS Kitty Hawk class. She was also the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, although it would have been nuclear powered first. CV-67 differed from other Kitty Hawk-class carriers by having modified outward-sloping funnels and was 17 feet shorter.
CV-67 USS JFK Kennedy was commissioned on September 7, 1968 and was stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. She was also involved in unfortunate incidents when she collided with the USS Belknap in 1975 and the USS Bordelon in 1976.
"Great John" saw action during the Lebanon Crisis in 1983, and his F-14 went into action and successfully shot down 2 Libyan Mig-23s in a display of threat and aggression. Saw combat again in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm with 114 airstrikes and 2,900 combat
