The Harrier was a single-seat fixed-wing all-metal monoplane powered by an R-R Pegasus turbojet, used for ground-attack, close air support, reconnaissance and fighter roles. It was fitted with two air intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated by the engine. It had a tandem undercarriage and two outrigger landing gear units. External store hardpoints were installed for carrying a variety of weapons and external fuel tanks: two under each wing and one under the fuselage, while two Aden cannon gun pods could also be fitted beneath the fuselage.
During the type’s service, the RAF operated the bulk of the Harrier fleet in West Germany as a defense against the Warsaw Pact threat, but the Harriers were also deployed to air bases in Norway and in the former British colony of Belize. In 1982, Harrier GR.3s took part in the Falklands War, 10-week hostilities between Argentina and the United Kingdom.
Color schemes included in the kit:
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ130, Red 27, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, Wittering Air Base, Cambridgeshire, U.K., during Exercise ‘Cold Winter‘, Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 1979
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, ZD667, No.4 Sq., RAF, Gütersloh Air Base, Germany, late 1980s
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ990, Black F, ‘Foxy’, No.1417 Flt., RAF, Belize Airport, Belize, Central America, 1990
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XV809, Yellow AF, No.3(F) Sq., RAF, during Exercise ‘Match Coat‘, Gütersloh Air Base, Germany, September 1984