Clear Prop – CP72016 – OV-1A / JOV-1A Mohawk

Description:

OV-1A / JOV-1A Mohawk

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a U.S. Grumman OV-1 Mohawk light attack and observation aircraft introduced in the late 50s and already retired. OV-1A was the standard observation version, while JOV-1A was the converted to attack version, from JOV-1A or JOV-1C variants.

The type was widely used during Vietnam War as well as in the Desert Storm operation few years before retirement in the md/late 90s.

Kit includes PE Detail parts and decal sheet for 5 markings. Kit consists of 195 plastic parts and around 130 PE parts, making this kit not recommended for beginners.

Markings:

• Grumman JOV-1A Mohawk, s/n 60-3736, 225th Aviation Company, “Phantom Hawks”, flown by Capt. Mike Langer, Vietnam, December 1964.
• Grumman OV-1A Mohawk, s/n 59-2617, 23rd Special Warfare Aviation Detachment, Vietnam, 1963.
• Grumman OV-1A Mohawk, s/n 63-13129, 73rd Aviation Company, Vietnam, 1966.
• Grumman OV-1A Mohawk, s/n 63-13129, 73rd Aviation Company, Vietnam, 1967.
• Grumman OV-1A Mohawk, s/n 63-13125, 73rd Aviation Company (AS), An Xugen Province, flown by Lt. Johnson, Vietnam, September 1964.