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Operation Desert Storm - Part 1 Westland Gazelle AH.1 XX437 ‘C’ 4 Regiment AAC Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZB691 ‘Y’ 4 Regiment AAC Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA447/EA ‘Mig Eater’, XV Squadron RAF Based at Tabuk Panavia Tornado F3, ZE986/DJ, 11 Squadron RAF Based at Dharan Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk, N24-004/73, SITU (HS-816), RAN aboard HMAS Sydney Boeing CF-188A Hornet, 188741, 441 Squadron ‘The Desert Cats’, Canadian Armed Forces, (CAF) Qatar CH-124A Sea King, 12412, 443 Squadron, CAF, Operation Friction SH-3G Sea King, 15139/742, HC-2 ‘Desert Duck Airlines’, USN McDD AV-8B Harrier II, 163673/00, VMA-231 ‘Ace of Spades’, USMC Based at Al Jubail McDD F-4G Phantom, 69-7212/SP, 81st TFS/52 TFW ‘Wild Weasels’ USAF Based at Sheikh Isa McDD RF-4C Phantom, 65-0886/, 192 TRS/152 TRG ‘High Rollers’, USAF Based at Sheikh Isa Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk, 801 of 9/21 Squadron Free Kuwait Air Force, Dhahran Dassault Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 of Escadron de Chasse 2/5 “lle-de-France" French Air Force Based at Al Asha (Desert Camo Scheme) Dassault Mirage F1CR 33-CG/629 of Escasron de Reconnaissance 1/33 ‘Belfort’ French Air Force Based at Al Ahsa (Desert Camo Scheme) Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma ADE 164, Escadrille d’Hélicoptères de Manoeuvre (EHM 6/1) ‘Buffalo 16’ Armèe de Terre (French Army) Aerospatiale SA-341M Gazelle BPD ‘82’ of 5e Règiment d’Hélicoptères de combat (5e RHC) Armèe de Terre (French Army)

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Re-printed! Falklands Pt 1 (25) Argentina A-4Q Skyhawk 3-A-307; 3-A-301; 3-A-305; 3-A-309; BAC/EE Canberra B.2 B-108 2ns Bombing Sqn; A-4P C-242; C236; C-228; C-222; Mirage IIIEA I-019 or I-018; Sea King SH-3 2-H-235 or 2-H-233; Westland Lynx C-H-142; F.M.A. IA-58A Pucara A-537; MB-339 4-A-115; RAF/FAA Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ457/14; XZ451/006; ZA190/009; A177/77; ZA192/92; Sea King HAS.2 No 97; Westland Lynx HAS.2 XZ247; Westland Wasp HAS.1 XS539; XT429/445

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Duke Hawkins: BAE Systems Harrier II & Boeing AV-8B Harrier II (Plus) This is a 140 page book on the most modern versions of the Harrier; From the RAF/RN, we cover the GR.7 and GR.9, as well as the T.12 two-seat version. Also included in this book is the Boeing Harrier II Night Attack and the radar equipped Harrier II Plus, in service with the USMC and the Italian and Spanish Navy. It is packed with over 350 photos of every possible detail, action and air-to-air. It offers a closer look at the cockpit, landing gear, wings, fuselage, nozzles, and the maintenance of the famous jet.

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Building The Harrier. Model Aircraft Extra #5 Building the Harrier The iconic Hawker Siddeley Harrier was the first of the so- called Harrier ‘Jump Jet’ series. It was developed in the 1960s as the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capabilities, and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era, and at its heart was the innovative Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine with its thrust vectoring nozzles. The Harrier was developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft, following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic Hawker Siddeley P.1154. Originally said to be ‘unable to carry more than a matchbox over a football field’ the Harrier matured into one of the most potent warplanes of its generation. The RAF ordered the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants in the late 1960s, as well as T.4 trainers versions, and it was also exported to the United States as the AV-8A and TAV-8A, for use by the US Marine Corps as well as the Spanish Navy in the 1970s. Spain sold seven single-seat and two twin-seat Harriers to Thailand in 1998. The Sea Harrier FRS.1, which shot to fame during the Falklands War, was designed to fill the strike, reconnaissance and fighter roles for the Royal Navy, and the innovative use of a ‘ski jump’ allowed the aircraft to take-off from a short flight deck with a heavier loadout than otherwise possible. After the Falklands War, the Sea Harrier was upgraded to the F/A2 standard and featured the Blue Vixen radar and carried the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. The Indian Navy was the only other user of the Sea Harrier aboard their aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat. The BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II was a second-generation of V/STOL aircraft designed for use by the US Marne Corps, RAF and the Royal Navy and continues in service with the USMC as the AV-8B and TA-V8B trainer and is also in service with the Spanish and Italian Navies. For the RAF, initial deliveries of the Harrier II were designated as Harrier GR.5 and subsequent upgraded airframes were redesignated accordingly as GR.7 and GR.9. The RAF Harriers saw action over Bosnia and Afghanistan before being retired in 2011. Most of the original US Marine Corps AV-8B ‘day attack’ aircraft were upgraded to either the FLIR equipped ‘Night Attack Harrier’ or the more capable radar equipped ‘Harrier II Plus’ and have participated in support of Operation ‘Southern Watch’, Operation ‘Allied Force’. USMC AV-8Bs also took part in Operation ‘Enduring Freedom’ in Afghanistan from 2001, and the aircraft also participated in the Iraq War in 2003, acting primarily in support of USMC ground units, and in 2011, they flew in support of Operation ‘Odyssey Dawn’, enforcing the UN no-fly zone over Libya. This fourth book in the MA Extra Series contains fourteen model builds, colour profiles and scale plans, and will be a must for the Harrier aficionado!

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RAF McDonnell-Douglas FGR.2 Phantom XV492/Q 9 Sqn Conningsby 1974; XV432/N 6 Sqn Conningsby 1969; XV432/H 14 Sqn RAF Bruggen 1974; XV462/462 17 Sqn RAF Bruggen 1974; XV422 and XV431 31 Sqn RAF Bruggen 1974; All Dk Gn/Dk Sea Grey/Lt AC Grey; BAC/EE Lightning F.2A XN781/B or XN724/F 19 Sqn; XN727/W 92Sqn; BAe Harrier GR.3 XV738/B 4 Sqn RAF Gutersloh 1987 75th Anniversary fin; Panavia Tornado F.3 ZE292/CA Conningsby 1988

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BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2/FA.2 (7) ZE696 899NAS Yeovilton 1994; ZH796/715 899NAS 1994 with Sqn tail markings; XZ439 small shark mouth Eglin Air Force Base USA; ZA175/126 800NAS; ZG799/004 801NAS all m/s/grey. ZA195 HMS Ark Royal 1988; ZD811 899NAS 1994; both dark sea grey.

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BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 (1) 800NAS Decommissioning scheme 2004 with red trim on top and bottom of wings and tail WAS £7.80. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!!

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Hawker P.1127, Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel and Harrier Mks 1-4. The Harrier 'Jump-Jet' is now a legend in the history of British Aviation. The most modern version of this classic jet is still in RAF service, but the original Harriers have long since been withdrawn. This latest Warpaint looks at the now retired Harrier Mks.1 to 4, plus the Hawker P.1127 and Kestrel research and trials aircraft that preceded them. The text adds new items of information to this well known story, and there is a large selection of excellent artworks and photographs. The layout conforms to the successful format used for so long by Warpaint.

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Re-Printed! Falklands War 1982 Argentina (11) Douglas A-4B Skyhawk (A-4P) C-212 Grupo 5 (sank HMS Coventry); (A-4Q) 3-A-305 3A Escuadrilla Lt.Gull Grey/White; 3-A-304 3A Escuadrilla Green/Brown camouflage; A-4C IV Grupo de Casa Off White/Brown camouflage; BAC/EE Canberra B.Mk.62 B-101 Grupo 2 de Bambardo; Dassault Mirage IIIEA I-018 Grupo 8 VIII Brigada Aerea; IAI Dagger C-401 6 Grupo de Casa attacked HMS Plymouth; Beechcraft T-34C Mentor 412 4 Escuadrille de Ataque; Sikorsky S-61D-4 Sea King 2-H-234 Red Cross; Westland Lynx HAS 23 2-H-142, both Helos White/Lt Gull Grey. F.M.A. IA-58A Pucara A-529 3 Grupo de Ataque. All RN and RAF Harriers and Sea Harriers are on Xtradecal X72073.

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