Old Airfix 1/72 Gnat Whiffed, (No.6)

[Black Knight]

Number 6, and maybe the last of this series.

Ugandan COIN Gnat

You want a story?

I'll tell you a story;

The RAF Red Arrows had been on a visit to South Africa. They were staging their return home through various African counties. One was Uganda. When one of the Gnat landed at Kampala two of its tyres punctured. The support team had no spare tyres left so it was decided that that one Gnat, its pilot and some ground crew would remain there. The support team would get the tyres and return.

But in the meantime Idi Amin seized control of the country in a coup. On the advice of a friendly army officer the RAF personnel left Uganda by road very quickly. The Gnat was left behind. It was later written up that this one had crashed, to cover up its loss.

The new administration fixed up the Gnat, fitted it with rocket pods and used it to supress opposition in COIN operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Samuraiwarrior]

I like a good yarn. Nice to see the Gnat looking menacing if only as a 'What If'

Thanks for sharing. 

Kevin 

[WhiskySierraKilo]

How wonderful to find you using Ugandan national decals !

I've just found Ugandan decals that I'm going to use on an old old old Fujimi MiG-21 !

I'm bringing it back from the grave and rummaging through decals from a life time ago.

Your whiffer looks tops.

Kind regards, w.

 

 

[Wulfman]

Exotic or what, great whif

 

Wulfman

[Mig88]

Great idea, backstory and execution (if you don't mind the pun)!

 

Miguel

[stevehnz]

That is a real show stopper, the camo scheme is superb, great style shown there. 👍

Steve.