Corgi 1/72 BAE Sea Harrier 801 Sqdn (AA32415)
Limited edition model of the Fleet Air Arms' BAe Sea Harrier, often refered to as the SHAR. This aircraft is finished in the war colours of 801 Naval Air Squadron as flying from HMS Hermes during the Falklands conflict in 1982.
During the conflict unit and other identification markings were painted out, leaving just the national markings required by international convention and a squadron number to identify individual aircraft.
LIMITED PRODUCTION OF ONLY 420 WORLDWIDE
In time of war the Harrier was to be operated from short, rough strips of ground and hidden in camouflaged 'hides', from which it would attack the enemy's approaching armoured formations. These qualities came into their own during the Falklands War. HMS Hermes sailed from Portsmouth for the Falklands Island Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) on 5th April 1982 with five Sea Harriers (SHARs) of 801 NAS plus four SHARs from 899 NAS.
