Academy 1/72 USMC CH-53D "Operation Frequent Wind" Plastic Model Kit

The Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion is an American-made heavy transport helicopter with a classic all-metal construction, featuring a main rotor and a boom-mounted tail rotor. It is powered by two General Electric T-64-GE-413 engines, each producing 3,925 hp. The first prototype first flew in 1964, and series production lasted from 1966 to 1978. It is estimated that approximately 510 helicopters were built.  

USMC CH-53D "Operation Frequent Wind". Helicopter airlift of thousands of US citizens and South Vietnamese from Saigon in South Vietnam on April 29/30 1975, before the city's takeover by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong, which brought the Vietnam War to an end. • Assemble with tail boom straight or folded & rear ramp open or closed • Two pilot figures incuded • Markings for 2 Super Stallions from USMC HMH-462 Helicopter Squadron • Reboxed KA Models kit • 1:72 scale plastic model kit from Academy, requires paint and glue