VC-140 Jetstar Navy and Marine Corps This model has generic US

This model has generic US Navy markings

Design criteria in replacing these three relatively diverse aircraft included the ability to operate from gravel or packed earth airfields

with first flight of the Gulfstream I prototype occurring on August 14

Wingspan 14 3/4 inches

The bomber and reconnaissance versions were to be kept closely alike

VC-140 Jetstar Navy and Marine Corps This model has generic USC 140 Jetstar airplane model. The C 140 Jetstar is a military version of the Lockheed Model 1329 light jet transport. The prototype Jet Star was first flown on September 4, 1957, only 241 days after design completion. Production began in 1960. Although the majority of those produced were built for the civilian market, the U. S. Air Force bought 16 Jet Stars as C 140As and Bs, the first of which was delivered in late 1961. Five C 140As were assigned to