BAE Systems Sea Harrier FRS Mk I (801 Sqn HMS Hermes 1982) (1:72 scale)
- In time of war the Harrier was to be operated from short, rough strips of ground & 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 plust four SHARs from 899 NAS.