A11010 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/GR.1A
£59.99
1:48 Scale Item Scale
243 Parts Included
4 Skill Level
4 Scheme Options
Product Info
In May 1965, the Defence Ministries of France and the UK agreed on a joint programme to
develop a supersonic trainer and tactical strike aircraft. France had already decided upon the
Brequet 1221 design and this, together with the Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour engine
became the basis of the Jaguar. Design leadership was with both Brequet Aviation and
the British Aircraft Corporation, so the companies established the joint company SEPECAT
to coordinate production.
The first two-seat Jaguar trainer flew in September 1968 and the first single-seater in
March 1969. Production GR.1 aircraft entered RAF service with 54 sqn in March 1974.
The French Air Force phased the type into service earlier in June 1973. The GR.1 for
the RAF was a single-seat all-weather strike and ground attack fighter equipped
with NAVWASS (navigating and weapons aiming sub-system) enabling it to
attack without using radars.
Based mostly in Germany, RAF Jaguars were used for rapid deployment and regional
reinforcement, and others flew in the tactical nuclear strike role carrying the WE177
bomb. Upgraded GR.1A Jaguars flew successfully in the 1990 Gulf War, where 12
aircraft flew 612 combat sorties without loss. The final Jaguars were retired from
RAF service in April 2007.
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