1/500 USS Ticonderoga CV-14 Aircraft Carrier

1/500 USS Ticonderoga CV-14 Aircraft Carrier1 500 USS Ticonderoga Carrier CV14 Essex Class Plastic Model Kit, Skill Level 2 This historical ship kit derives from the Renwal tooling, and comes molded in light gray, with 140 parts, a display stand, and updated instructions. Includeds planes, Regulus missiles, helicopter, tractor for the deck, and movable elevators. Flag sheet also included. Skill level 2. The USS Ticonderoga was named in honor of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in the American

1/500 USS Ticonderoga Carrier CV14 Essex Class Plastic Model Kit, Skill Level 2 This historical ship kit derives from the Renwal tooling, and comes molded in light gray, with 140 parts, a display stand, and updated instructions. Includeds planes, Regulus missiles, helicopter, tractor for the deck, and movable elevators. Flag sheet also included. Skill level 2. The USS Ticonderoga was named in honor of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in the American Revolutionary War. This Essex Class ship was the 4th to bear the name. She received five battle stars during WW II. In the early 1950s she was modernized with an angled-deck. In the Vietnam War she earned three Navy Unit Commendations, one Meritorious Unit Commendation, and 12 battle stars. In 1972, the ship recovered 3 astronauts from the Apollo 17 space mission. This kit includes Regulus I missiles and launchers, moving elevators, full hull, flag sheet, updated full color decals and an airwing with F9F-8 Cougars (wings folded and unfolded), A3D Skywarriors, and Helicopters.