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Airfix - Novelties - 2023
1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 GULF WAR
1/72 plastic kit Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 GULF WAR
Product Info
During RAF air operations in the Gulf War of 1991, the effectiveness of Iraqi anti-aircraft defences resulted in Tornado and Jaguar strike missions having to be flown at higher altitudes, thus reducing their effectiveness.
They needed the support of the RAF´s ageing Blackburn Buccaneer jets with their ´Pave Spike´ laser designator equipment to deliver ‘smart’ munitions effectively, the only trouble was, these aircraft were back at their home base in Scotland.
The race was on to prepare and fly twelve Buccaneers in newly applied ´Desert Camouflage´ and their laser designator equipment to the Persian Gulf and in just a matter of days, the self-titled ´Sky Pirates´ were on their way.
Product Info
During RAF air operations in the Gulf War of 1991, the effectiveness of Iraqi anti-aircraft defences resulted in Tornado and Jaguar strike missions having to be flown at higher altitudes, thus reducing their effectiveness.
They needed the support of the RAF´s ageing Blackburn Buccaneer jets with their ´Pave Spike´ laser designator equipment to deliver ‘smart’ munitions effectively, the only trouble was, these aircraft were back at their home base in Scotland.
The race was on to prepare and fly twelve Buccaneers in newly applied ´Desert Camouflage´ and their laser designator equipment to the Persian Gulf and in just a matter of days, the self-titled ´Sky Pirates´ were on their way.
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Safety notice:
Recommended for modelers and collectors 15 years and older. Due to scale and prototypical
Due to scale and prototypical production, tips, edges and small parts are present.
Danger of swallowing. Not in the hands of children under 15 years!
