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IAI F-21A Kfir U.S. Navy & U.S. Marine Corps Colors and decals guide Kfir F-21A, #02 (999732), VF 43, US Navy, 1985 The United States Navy and Marine Corps F-21A Kfirs were painted in 3 different We are right beside you! color schemes. The initial Ghost Grey scheme was applied to the 12 Kfirs flown 8 by US Navy VF-43 Aggressor squadron between the years 1985 and 1988. 11 10 6 19 69 Type D 2 9 18 Type B 32 76 31 41 74 25 13 24 35 74 71 2 33 40 76 42 74 74 27 10 71 2 34 74 167 76 39 8 6 13 9 2 Type D FS 36307 FS 36251 FS 35237 69 11 19 18 Type C Type G 24 1 5 Kfir F-21A, #06 (999716), VMFT 401, US Marines, 1987 72 11 69 Type E 2 18 Type G Kfir F-21A, #03 (999764), VMFA 401, US Marines, 1984 Type B 1 5 72 11 69 Type A 2 18 35 Type G 70 ACMI pod 30 57 25 74 41 71 31 32 74 Aluminum Black Bright Red 70 71 2 71 70 33 74 23 40 42 71 74 27 57 21 2 34 70 Type A Paint tank and pylons grey FS 36375. 39 38 on both sides. Type B 5 FS 36231 FS 33531 FS 34102 FS 30219 1 2 72 Type A 69 11 18 Type G Kfir F-21A, #07 (999727), VMFA 401, US Marines, 1984 Type B 5 72 1 69 Type A 2 11 2 18 Type G Kfir F-21A, #01 (999731), VMFA 401, US Marines, 1984 Type B 1 72 5 11 69 Type A 2 18 Type G 35 30 74 57 25 74 41 71 31 FS 36375 FS 33531 FS 34424 FS 30219 32 74 71 71 2 33 74 23 71 40 42 74 27 57 21 2 34 74 Type A The USMC operated 13 F-21A Kfirs in three different color schemes. The Ghost Gray scheme identical to that used by the Navy, an Israeli Kfir C7 type camouflage using F-16 desert scheme colors and a third color scheme similar to the 39 F-5E Lizard scheme. US Navy and Marine Kfirs were identified with a two digit number applied to the nose gear door and a six digit number beginning with 999 and ending with the last three digits of the a/c number as it was applied when in service with the Israeli Air Force. The US Marine VMFA 401 Adversary squadron oper- Type B ated the F-21A between 1987 and 1989. Most USMC Kfirs camouflaged with the IAF C7 or Lizard camouflage scheme, 5 had red ID numbers applied to the forward nose gear door. 1 2 Type A 72 69 11 18 Type G Kfir F-21A, #08 (999708), VMFA 401, US Marines, 1984 Type B 5 1 69 Type A 2 72 11 3 18 Type G Standard stencil location. 49 49 56 54 44 12 4 45 58 Red 22 80 55 78 68 29 7 9 14 81 65 82 17 66 64 76 49 49 32 31 25 15 41 35 16 53 59 37 62 22 48 50 44 33 14 20 or 63 73 23 42 51 47 76 27 79 46 20 or 63 43 53 49 17 44 50 50 45 58 34 45 48 54 53 54 79 47 60 51 52 47 36 61 43 48 44 45 46 77 55 80 22 58 45 15 3 64 66 82 65 81 9 26 7 28 67 16 44 © All rights reserved to Wingman Models 2014 rights reserved © All to 4 We are right beside you! Wetterkreuz 13, 91058 Erlangen, Germany www.wingmanmodels.com.

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