BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1

(Corgi Aviation Archive AA32413)

Engine: One 21,500 lb thrust Rolls Royce Pegasus Mk 103 turbofan
Span: 25 ft 3 in
Length: 45 ft 7 in
Height: 11 ft 4 in
Weight: 12,190 lb empty / 17,260 lb loaded / 25,350 lb max takeoff
Crew: One
Max Speed: 735 mph
Service Ceiling: 49,200 ft
Max Range: 1,200 miles
Armament: Two 30 mm ADEN ccannon pods under fuselage; up to 5,000 lb of ordnance on 4 underwing and 1 fuselage hard points

Notes: Commander Nigel "Sharkie" Ward DSC AFC RN commanded RNAS 801 Naval Air Squadron from HMS Invincible during the Falklands War during April to June 1982, and was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command on the tactics, direction and progress of the air war. Commander Ward flew over sixty war missions, achieved three air-to-air kills and took part in or witnessed a total of ten kills; he was also the leading night pilot, and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry. Cdr. Ward's main Sea Harrier mount during the Falkands War was XZ451, which was built on 18 June 1979 and was the first RN Sea Harrier delivered. Cdr. Ward also shot down an Argentine Air Force IAI Mirage V "Dagger" in Sea Harrier FRS.1, ZA175.