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VC-137C "Freedom One"

By: Minicraft Models

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: Modern Aircraft & Spacecraft - 1/144 Scale (Minicraft)

MSRP old price: $37.99


Product Info

Title
VC-137C "Freedom One"
Publisher
Publish Year
2010
Dimensions
14x7.5x2.25"
NKG Part #
2147875280
MFG. Part #
MMI14624
Type
Miniatures Box Set
Material
Plastic

Description

Two VC-137C’s were renamed “Freedom One” and employed to return the former hostages of the American Embassy at Teheran to the United States.

On January, 1981, 20 minutes after Reagan was sworn in as President, 52 American hostages were released by Iran into U.S. custody, having spend 444 days in captivity. The hostages were flown to Algeria as a symbolic gesture for the help of that government in resolving the crisis. The flight continued to Rhein-Main Air Base in West Germany and on to Wiesbaden USAF Hospital, where former President Carter, acting as emissary, received them.

After medical check-ups and debriefings, they took a second flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, with a refueling stop in Shannon, Ireland, where they were greeted by a large crowd. From Newburgh they traveled by bus to the United States Military Academy, and stayed at the Thayer Hotel at West Point for three days receiving a heroes’ welcome all along the route.

Then days after their release, the former hostages were given a ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes in New Your City.

1/144 Scale. Skill level 2.

Miniatures are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.