Lockheed Martin® MC-130E, 8th SOS Blackbirds, 21\" Mahogany Scale Model For Sale

Fly in the Lockheed Martin MC-130E, 8th SOS Blackbirds, again with this beautiful model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you\'ll love.

• Length - 16 inches
• Wingspan - 21 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran-Owned Business
• Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger

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The 8th Special Operations Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The squadron is equipped with the Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey in support of special operations.

The 8th SOS Blackbirds is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being organized as the 8th Aero Squadron on 21 June 1917 at Camp Kelly, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the Western Front during World War I, equipped with United States-built Dayton-Wright DH-4, as reconnaissance aircraft.

During World War II, the squadron fought in the Southwest Pacific Area with Fifth Air Force as an attack and later North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber squadron. During the Cold War, it fought in the Korean War with Douglas B-26 Invader medium bombers and Vietnam War as a Martin B-57 Canberra medium bomber and later as an air commando squadron with Cessna A-37 Dragonfly counter-insurgency aircraft.

Mission
The primary mission of the squadron is insertion, extraction, and resupply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile or enemy-controlled territory using airland or airdrop procedures.[4]

History
The 8th SOS Blackbirds can trace its history to 21 June 1917 when the 8th Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas.[5] The squadron has an unbroken history of over 95 years of service to the United States.