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t was 1993 when Portugal

received the first of its

fifty Alpha Jets from the

German Air Force, which was

part-payment for the use of the

Portuguese Air Base Nº11 in Beja.

From the initial fleet, only forty

aircraft were designated to be

operational, the remaining ten

to be used for spares. The Alpha

Jet replaced the Fiat G-91 and

T-38 in FAP service; it was chosen

as a basis to train new aircrew

on the F-16, although many

had a secondary combat role.

When Kinetic released their

Alpha Jet back in 2013 there

was huge excitement in the

Portuguese modelling community.

Unfortunately, the kit didn’t

allow you to build a Força Aérea

Portuguesa (FAP) version straight

from the box, and no aftermarket

sets were available, which was

a disappointment. Fortunately,

one year later Wingman Wings

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KIT DETAILS

PORTUGESE ALPHA JETS

MANUFACTURER: WINGMAN WINGS

SCALE: 1:48

KIT TYPE: MULTI-MEDIA

KIT NUMBER: WMK48006

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