Brand: Hobby Master

Model: HA2635, AV-8B "USMC 250 Years" 165427, VMA-223, 2025

Material: Diecast

Type: Military Aircraft

Scale: 1/72

Length: 19.6cm, Wingspan:12.8cm, Height:4.9cm

[Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused]

Features:

Authentic 1/72 Scale.

Die-cast Display Model.

Premium Quality Product.

Professionally painted. 

Great attention to detail. 

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). 

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. 

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. 

Canopy can be displayed open or closed. 

Pilot figure included. 

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. 

Highly collectable.

Recommended Age Range: 14 years & Up

Country/Region of Manufacture: Bangladesh

Background:

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primarily employed on light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground troops to armed reconnaissance. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy. A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British armed forces, while another, the TAV-8B, is a dedicated two-seat trainer.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the naval infantry service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The service is responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious warfare[11] through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces. The U.S. Marine Corps is a part of the United States Department of Defense and is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

The Marine Corps has been part of the United States Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834, along with its sister service, the United States Navy. The USMC operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. Several of the Marines' tactical aviation squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from aircraft carriers. These comprise the bulk of the US military's V/STOL aircraft, with 313 V-22 Ospreys, 183 F-35B Lightning IIs, and 78 AV-8B Harrier IIs as of 2025.

Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that is transitioning in 2026-27 from McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II to F-35B Lightning II fighter jets. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). The squadron uses "Stone" as its radio callsign.

Marine Attack Squadron (VMA)-223 was one of four AV-8B Harrier squadrons assigned to MAG-14, 2nd MAW. As the Harrier is being retired from the Marine Corps, all of the Harrier squadrons have or will transition to the F-35B. In June 2026, VMA-223 retired the Marine Corps' last Harriers.