- 01.Mirage IIIBE/DE/DS/5BD Two-seater ‘European Service’
- 02.Mirage IIID/50DC/50DV/Dagger B Two-seater ‘Australia & South America’
- 03.Hawker SEA HAWK FGA.6 FAA
- 04.Mirage IIIDP/5SDD/5DM/Nesher T Two-seater ‘Asia & Africa’
- 05.North American T-28B TROJAN
- 06.Mohawk IV/Curtiss H-75A-7 'Overseas Service'
- 07.Curtiss H-75A-4/8/P-36G 'Late Hawks'
- 08.Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ MKM144119
- 09.Dassault OURAGAN MD.450 (2in1)
- 10.Hawker SEA HAWK FGA.50 / Mk.101 Foreign Operators
Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ MKM144119
Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ MKM144119
One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 48 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XV738, Grey B, No.4 Sq., RAF, during 'Exercise Match Coat', Gutersloh Air Base, Germany, September 1984
2) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ129/A2604 (ex-RAF a/c), Black ETS, Engineering Training School (ETS), RN, serving as an instructional airframe, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, U.K., 1992-94
3) AV-8A Harrier (Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50), BuNo 158703, White 703, VMA-513 (Marine Attack Squadron 513) 'Flying Nightmares', US Marine Corps, Sheppard AFB, Texas, U.S.A., April 1980
4) AV-8C Harrier (Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50), BuNo 158387/N719NA, Black 719, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, California, U.S.A., 1986-1995
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Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ MKM144119
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier "Jump Jet" is a British V/STOL aeroplane developed in the 1960s. The initial version, the Harrier GR.1, was based on the pre-production P.1127 (RAF) fighter, of which a batch of 60 was ordered for the RAF in 1967. A similar model-designated Mk.50, with simplified navigational/attack system, was exported to the United States as the AV-8A, for use by the Marine Corps and a total of 102 aircraft were delivered during the early 1970s. Some 60 aircraft were upgraded as the AV-8Cs by mid 1980s.
The Harrier GR.1/AV-8 was a single-seat fixed-wing all-metal monoplane powered by a R-R Pegasus turbojet (US designation F402), used for ground-attack, close air support, reconnaissance and fighter roles. It was fitted with two air intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated by the engine. It had a tandem undercarriage and two outrigger landing gear units. External store hard points were installed for carrying a variety of weapons and external fuel tanks: two under each wing and one under the fuselage, while two Aden cannon gun pods could also be fitted beneath the fuselage.
The Harrier was a very innovative aeroplane and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose during that period of time and it became the versatile warrior of the RAF.
