Hobby Master 1/72 F-4C Phantom II 63-7499 Flown by Daniel "Chappie" James Jr 433rd TFS/ 8th TFW 1967

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA19070 is a 1/72 scale diecast model of the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II s/n 63-7499, flown by Daniel “Chappie” James Jr, 433rd TFS “Satan’s Angels”, 8th TFW,  Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Vietnam 1967.

Daniel “Chappie” James Jr
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (1920 – 1978) was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who in 1975 became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces.

James attended the famous Tuskegee Institute and instructed African American pilots during World War II. He flew combat missions during the Korean War and Vietnam War. He received the DDSM, two Air Force DSMs, two Legions of Merit, three DFCs, a Meritorious Service Medal, and fourteen Air Medals.