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Manufacturer: ACE
Item Number: 85.001210
EAN Code: 8900672012207
Recommended Age: 14+
Material: Metal
Color: Camouflage pattern/orange
Scale: 1:72
Length: 195 mm
Width: 140 mm
Height: 60 mm
Weight: 365 g
The Swiss Hunter Mk.58 model is based on a 2010s survey of dealers and aviation collectors, from which it clearly emerged as the most desired model.
The result is a shapely and very heavy cast metal model, which can be displayed both in the flight configuration with closed landing gear well, as well as extended. The weight of the 1/72nd scale Hunter alone will surprise many collectors and make their hearts beat faster. A rich paint job and highly detailed printing round out the model's beautiful overall appearance. The production run of 440 copies makes the J-4013long term a sought-after collector's model.
On 07.12.1958, the first Hunter newly built for Switzerland took off from England for its maiden flight. After this first aircraft, built from the beginning as a Mk.58, was kept at Dunsfold in the UK for a few months for test flights, this Hunter arrived in Switzerland in the summer of 1959 and was given the designation J-4013.
This Hunter was delivered to the Kriegstechnische Abteilung (KTA) in Emmen on 16.06.1959. On 13.12.1961 it was handed over to the troops. A special paint scheme with various orange areas, which was later supplemented with a gentian motif on the underside, indicated that this machine continued to be used by the KTA (later GRD and today Armasuisse) as an experimental machine for flight and weapons tests throughout its service life.
It was the only Hunter to fly a little longer than the other aircraft and was only retired on 23.11.1995 on the occasion of a last flight with test pilot Walter Spycher at the controls.
From 1996 to 2017, the Swiss "Test Hunter" was stored at MDC Max Daetwyler AG at the Langenthal airfield in Bleienbach (BE). In 2015, the project was started to make this Hunter with a special past accessible to the public again in its original form. Today, the Hunter is on display in a very attractive environment at the privately run Wildegg Military Museum in the canton of Aargau.
On 07.12.1958, the first Hunter newly built for Switzerland took off from England for its maiden flight. After this first aircraft, built from the beginning as a Mk.58, was kept at Dunsfold in the UK for a few months for test flights, this Hunter arrived in Switzerland in the summer of 1959 and was given the designation J-4013.
This Hunter was delivered to the Kriegstechnische Abteilung (KTA) in Emmen on 16.06.1959. On 13.12.1961 it was handed over to the troops. A special paint scheme with various orange areas, which was later supplemented with a gentian motif on the underside, indicated that this machine continued to be used by the KTA (later GRD and today Armasuisse) as an experimental machine for flight and weapons tests throughout its service life.
It was the only Hunter to fly a little longer than the other aircraft and was only retired on 23.11.1995 on the occasion of a last flight with test pilot Walter Spycher at the controls.
From 1996 to 2017, the Swiss "Test Hunter" was stored at MDC Max Daetwyler AG at the Langenthal airfield in Bleienbach (BE). In 2015, the project was started to make this Hunter with a special past accessible to the public again in its original form. Today, the Hunter is on display in a very attractive environment at the privately run Wildegg Military Museum in the canton of Aargau.
