Tornado GR.1 - Desert Storm - 1/32

Tornado GR.1 - Desert Storm

1/32 scale plastic model kit of the Tornado GR.1 - Desert Storm

About the model:
- 1/32 scale plastic model assembly kit
- Highly detailed model
- Length: 52,1cm
- Total parts: 350+
- fine photo-etched details
- Removable RB.199 engine with special support trolley
- Retracted or extracted flaps and slats
- Movable ailerons
- Openable radome and fully detailed radars
- Open or closed thrust reversers
- Open or closed air brakes
- Rubber tyres
- Variable sweep wings and pylons
- Rubber cover for wings re-entry point
- New Mk. 13/18 Paveway LGB
- Color instruction sheet
- Markings for four RAF Desert Storm versions:
  ZA 447/EA "MiG Eater" RAF No. 20th Squadron, Operation Granby, Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia, January 1991
  ZA 465/FK "Foxy Killer" RAF No. 16th Squadron, Operation Granby, Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia, January 1991  
  ZA 491 GC/N "Nikki" RAF No. 20th Squadron, Operation Granby, Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia, January 1991  
  ZA 475 FC/P "Triffid Airways" RAF, Operation Granby detachment, Muharraq AB, Bahrain, January 1991  

Historical Background:
The Tornado project was the result of a collaboration between Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom to develop a high-performance multirole combat aircraft. The outcome was a twin-engine, two-seat aircraft with variable-geometry wings, specifically designed for low-altitude supersonic strike missions while following the terrain profile. The first version, the Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike), was optimized for attack missions and entered service with the air forces of the three partner nations. Aircraft delivered to the Royal Air Force were designated GR.1 and saw extensive operational use during the 1991 Gulf War.