Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA32404
BAe Harrier GR.Mk 1 Diecast Model
RAF Harrier Conversion Team, XV741, London - New York, Transatlantic Air Race, April 1969 | Limited Edition
4000
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| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| BAe Harrier GR.Mk 1 | | 7.75" | | 4.25" |
Harrier GR.Mk 1, XV741, was operated by the Harrier Conversion Team from Royal Air Force Wittering, Cambridgeshire. In 1969, the Daily Mail newspaper sponsored a Transatlantic Air Race for the British Armed Forces and XV741 was one of two Harriers entered by the RAF during April 1969, winnin the East-West section of the race in an overall time of 6hr 11min 57sec, flown by Squadron Leader Tom Lecky-Thompson. In London the Harriers used a coal yard near St.Pancras Station and in New York landed on spare ground near the UN Building. Terminals were the tops of the GPO Tower, London and the Empire State Building, New York. To facilitate in-flight refuelling, both aircraft were fitted with bolt-on in-flight refuelling probes, enabling them to refuel from a Victor tanker (also available as a Corgi model) over the Atlantic, as the Harrier had yet to be fitted with a retractable refuelling probe.
Designed to meet a NATO specification for a light tactical support fighter that was also capable of Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL), the Harrier first flew in 1960. This unique aircraft has the distinction of being the only successful V/STOL design out of the many that were put forth during the 1960s. There are four different versions of the Harrier, which uses thrust vectoring to achieve V/STOL: the first generation Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the Naval strike/air defense BAE Sea Harrier, the US AV-8B Harrier II variant and the British BAE Harrier II. The Harrier was produced between 1969 and 2003. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Corgi's 1:72 scale Harrier series includes the early GR.1, the upgraded GR.3 and the FRS.1 Sea Harrier. Each version features a different nose style, and a radar warning receiver has been added to the fins of the later two variants. The large canopy provides a clear view of a detailed pilot figure, with details of the massive turbofan compressor blades clearly visible through the air intake behind the cockpit. All four exhaust nozzles rotate in unison, with simulated heat shielding on the rear nozzles. Each release features drop tanks and two ventral mounted cannon pods, and a Matra rocket pod or AS-37 missiles have been included on some releases.
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The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.
Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected interchangeable features such as speed-brakes, opened canopies and access panels.
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
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