When they cancelled the TSR.2

[rickshaw]

When they cancelled the TSR.2

 

When the TSR.2 strike aircraft was cancelled in 1965, the RAF decided to purchase the F-111k as a substitute. 10 were ordered, with an option for a further 100. However, that order was also cancelled because of costs and uncertainity. This left the RAF hanging, with no replacement for the obsolescent Canberra medium bomber. Hawker-Siddeley however came to the rescue, proposing a cheaper version of the P.1125 strike fighter, based on Hunter aerodynamics and capable of supersonic flight.

 

Hawker-Siddeley aviation sold the RAF their P.1125 strike fighter. Equipped with twin Avon engines and able to carry conventional and nuclear bombs, as well as self-defence Sidewinders, the P.1125 was put hurriedly into service to make up the short-fall created by the cancellation of the TSR.2.

 

 

The Model

 

The model is a combination of a 1/72 Mirage IV fuselage with 1/48 Hunter wings and tail. The decal(s) come from a set intended for the Buccaneer. It was pained with a hairy stick.

[stevehnz]

That looks well plausible. Nicely done indeed.

Steve.