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British Cold War jets

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Just to add Alan that the Folland Gnat was only used by the UK, Finland, India and Yugoslavia IRC. If you're doing a UK version you could do it as a 'Red Arrows' or as the pre-'Red Arrows'-the 'Yellowjacks'.Si:)
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Oh me the yellow jacks is defiantly an idea :)
 
Can't remember if the Jet Provost was listed but also the development of that aircraft led to the Strikemaster.

Si:)
 
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Oh me the yellow jacks is defiantly an idea :)
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Should look superb in yellow mate. Only issue is that I think it is available in 1/72 only, not sure, but cannot find a 1/48 scale.

Si:)
 
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Yes Steve but again wasn't the Gnat French ?
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Not at all. It was built by the successor of British Marine Aircraft, the company was re-named after Henry Folland when the company was reorganised in 1937. Folland Aircraft took over BMA's site at Hamble.

The Gnat was desigmed by W.Petter who had designed the Lysander, Canberra and Lightning. The Folland Midge prototype lightweight jet fighter which first flew in August 1954. It was followed by the Folland Gnat advanced trainer in 1955. Both were built at Hamble until the 1960s.

Folland Aircraft was one of the many victims of the post war rationalisation of the aircraft industry eventually becoming part of BAe Systems. I'd have to check with my brother in law but I think that the company still uses the Hamble site.

The Red Arrows flew the Gnat and you can't get a better British endorsement than that :)

Cheers

Steve

Edit. S,i I think that the Gnat may even have been built under licence in India, like the Hunter.

The Gnat was the first Red Arrows' aircraft, though various jets had been flown by various RAF display teams previously.
 
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Not at all. It was built by the successor of British Marine Aircraft, the company was re-named after Henry Folland when the company was reorganised in 1937. Folland Aircraft took over BMA's site at Hamble.The Gnat was desigmed by W.Petter who had designed the Lysander, Canberra and Lightning. The Folland Midge prototype lightweight jet fighter which first flew in August 1954. It was followed by the Folland Gnat advanced trainer in 1955. Both were built at Hamble until the 1960s.

Folland Aircraft was one of the many victims of the post war rationalisation of the aircraft industry eventually becoming part of BAe Systems. I'd have to check with my brother in law but I think that the company still uses the Hamble site.

The Red Arrows flew the Gnat and you can't get a better British endorsement than that :)

Cheers

Steve

Edit. S,i I think that the Gnat may even have been built under licence in India, like the Hunter.

The Gnat was the first Red Arrows' aircraft, though various jets had been flown by various RAF display teams previously.
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Thanks for that Steve I've just emailed all the planes in this thread to the wife and she has found the buccaneer and jaguar in 1/48 scale and the jag has been bought and is on it's way but the buc is auction only so I will have to wait and see on that one :)
 
And while it didn't make operational service, the BAC TSR-2 was a true Cold War icon of British engineering.
 
And you have Valiant and Vulcan but the third V Bomber is missing from the list, the Victor (was also mentioned in someone else's post earlier)
 
dont forget the one that started it all - the meteor and also the sea vixen and supermarine attacker , then theres the DH Comet 4,used by RAF transport command and the grand daddy of them all the Gloster E28/39 "whittle"
 
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How could I forget the victor ! With that distinctive nose and engines next to the fuselage

I was unsure of the comet , I do remember my elder brother buying the civilian version and painting it up in RAF markings but I thought it was just his version of a nimrod

Thanks guys for reminding me of those wonderful aircraft :)
 
Is it just me or are some of these post cold war......

OK officially it ended with the fall of the USSR but was pretty low key from the 80's

Ian M
 
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Is it just me or are some of these post cold war......OK officially it ended with the fall of the USSR but was pretty low key from the 80's

Ian M
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I agree Ian I wouldn't say we were really in a Cold War in the 80s that's why I want the early types like the vampire , harrier MK 1 and so forth , I'm interested in jets around the Korean and Vietnam wars era
 
Well you'll need a Wyvern then. Maybe a Seafang as well.

Ian M
 
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Is it just me or are some of these post cold war......OK officially it ended with the fall of the USSR but was pretty low key from the 80's

Ian M
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For me, post Cold War would be Typhoon, Sentinel, C-17 and Voyager. Any jet that was operated by the RAF during the Cold War has been listed I think. I don't think that you could describe the 80's as low key in respect of the Cold War when the RAF had jets on QRF and intercepting Russian reconnaissance aircraft, Nimrods on ASW op's - even after the fall of the Berlin Wall - and if reports are to be believed we came close nuclear armaggedon in 1983 when the USSR seriously beleived they were about to be attacked due to a massive NATO exercise.
 
Here's my list- Sorry for the US planes. Just ignore them I do- LOL sorry for the last two they had whirly things in the front, as do some of these:

1948 York, Dakota and Sunderlands.

1950 Borrowed some B29-D

1952 Shackleton and Neptune

1955 Vallient

1956 Javelin followed by the Vulcan hot on its heals

1956 saw the start of operation Musketeer. Canberra join the skies.

1957 the EE Lightning and Ill-fated TSR2 The Victor B1 turned up as well

1969 saw the British Nuclear deterrent was handed to the Royal Navy and the RAF tried up in knots and put on home protection standing.

Ian M
 
Westland Wyvern



Super marine built the Seafang.

Ian M
 
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http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/Aircraftbetween1946andpresent.cfm
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Cheers joe most informative , I love the design of those old jets I have a nimrod in the stash I think that could be built very soon :)
 
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