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Avro Vulcan Type-698 B2 Bomber XM607 took part in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands conflict in 1982. As XM598 had technical problems, it was replaced by XM607, which performed the first sortie on Port Stanley Airport, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers. XM607 undertook 3 more sorties right up until June 12.

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No.45 SQN Flying Camels - Hoodie £45.00

No.45 Squadron - The Flying Camels Formed in 1916, as part of the Royal Flying Corps, the squadron started service life equipped with Sopwith Strutters. Between the wars No. 45 flew Vickers Vernon bomber - transports mainly in the Middle East, tasked with ground support and mail services. Through the years the squadron participated in the North African campaign of WWII, the Malayan Emergency, Indonesia and as a shadow squadron during the cold war. From the early 90s onwards 45 Squadron became a multi-engined unit, now operating Embraer Phenom T1s. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

No.56 SQN The Firebirds - Hoodie £45.00

No.56 Squadron - The Firebirds No.56 Squadron is one of the RAFs senior squadrons with many battle honours with notable airmen including James McCudden and Albert Ball among the ranks. In the 1960s the Squadron had an aerobatic team called the Firebirds, consisting of nine Lightning F.1As. Phantom FGR.2s and Tornado F3s followed as its operational aircraft. 56 Squadron now serves as the Air Command and Control Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operational Evaluation Unit. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

No.11 SQN - Hoodie £45.00

XI Squadron Formed by the Royal Flying Corps, XI Squadron was the first fighter unit. Starting with the Vickers Gunbus at Netheravon, the squadron progressed to Bristol Fighters towards the end of the First War. Aircraft used between the wars include Westland Wapitis and Hawker Harts. At the outbreak of WW2 the squadron deployed to Singapore, armed with the Blenheim. The jet age added the Vampire, Venom and Javelin to the squadron's inventory. The Lightning and Tornado F3 followed with the Typhoon now currently operated by XI Squadron. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

Mirage F1 - Hoodie £45.00

Dassault Mirage F1 The Mirage F1 first flew in 1966, entering service in 1973 with Armée de l'Air as an all weather interceptor. The aircraft was widely exported to many airforces including; Ecuador, Greece, Iraq, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Libya. The F1 was eventually replaced by the Mirage 2000.

Fiat G.91 - Hoodie £45.00

Fiat Aviazione / Aeritalia G.91 The G.91 first flew in 1956, entering service with NATO in 1958 as light fighter-bomber. The Italian Air Force, West German Luftwaffe and Portuguese Air Force operated the aircraft right up to 1995. The Frecce Tricolori used the G.91 PAN between 1964 and 1982.

A-4 Skyhawk - Hoodie £45.00

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk The Skyhawk first flew in 1954 and entered service in 1956 with United States Marine Corps as a carrier-borne light fighter. The Skyhawk saw combat operations in many conflicts including the Vietnam War, Yom Kippur War, the Falklands conflict and Operation Desert Storm in 1990.

Wellington - Hoodie £45.00

Vickers - Armstrongs Wellington The Wellington first flew in 1936 and entered service with the RAF in 1938 as a medium bomber and anti-submarine aircraft. Its distinctive geodetic construction, designed by Barnes Wallis, gave the bomber a greater chance of surviving anti-aircraft flak. Early in the war, Bomber Command used the Wellington for night raids before the Lancaster and Stirlings took on the role and the Wellington went on to anti-submarine duties. Just over 11,000 of these aircraft were built.

Tornado ZG775 - Hoodie £48.00

Panavia Tornado GR4 ZG775 In March 2019 the Tornado retired from service with the Royal Air Force after 40 extraordinary years. A series of flypasts were flown by 31 Squadron from RAF Marham. This design series of three Tornados are featured on the back with the front design showing ZG775 crewed by Wg. Cdr J. D. Heeps and Sqn. Ldr. C. A. Bostrom.

Tornado ZG752 - Hoodie £48.00

Panavia Tornado GR4 ZG752 In March 2019 the Tornado retired from service with the Royal Air Force after 40 extraordinary years. A series of flypasts were flown by 31 Squadron from RAF Marham. This design series of three Tornados are featured on the back with the front design showing ZG752 crewed by Sqn. Ldr. I. Dornan and Sqn. Ldr. S. Beardmore.

Tornado ZD716 - Hoodie £48.00

Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716 In March 2019 the Tornado retired from service with the Royal Air Force after 40 extraordinary years. A series of flypasts were flown by 31 Squadron from RAF Marham. This design series of three Tornados are featured on the back with the front design showing ZD716 crewed by Flt. Lt. N. Shawyer and Wg. Cdr. M. J. Bressani.

Tornado F3 - Hoodie £48.00

Panavia Tornado F3 This Tornado is the air defence variant that entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1986. Its primary role was to intercept Soviet bombers entering UK airspace with powerful radar and armed with Skyflash and AIM 7 Sparrow missiles. This tshirt design also features a list of RAF Squadrons that operated the F3.

F-14 Tomcat - Hoodie £45.00

Grumman F-14 Tomcat The Tomcat was created by the US Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental VFX programme and first flew in 1970, entering service in 1974. The aircraft took on many roles including air superiority, fleet defence and reconnaissance. The Tomcat retired in 2006 as it was replaced by the FA-18 Super Hornet.

Tally Ho! - Hoodie £45.00

Tally Ho! This design pays homage to the world famous Commando Comic Book series. The illustrations have been drawn in the same black and white graphic style that we all love and are familiar with. The design is not from a particular book, but a composition that is typical of the volumes, using the same language and action filled scenes.

T-50 Golden Eagle - Hoodie £45.00

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a light combat aircraft manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin. This jet is South Korea's first supersonic aircraft used as a lead-in trainer, advanced trainer and light combat fighter. The T-50 entered service with the Republic of Korea Air Force in 2005 and is also used by the Indonesian, Philippine and Iraqi Air Forces.

Supermarine - Hoodie £45.00

Supermarine Aviation Works Supermarine started in 1913 as Pemberton-Billing in Southampton, building seaplanes and flying boats. As Supermarine, it found fame when winning the Schneider Trophy three times. This success led to the development of the legendary Spitfire and many other types. In 1928 Vickers-Armstrongs took over the company to become Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd.

SR-71 Blackbird - Hoodie £48.00

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird The Blackbird is the creation of the Lockheed 'Skunk Works' division. A high altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft, the SR-71 was truly untouchable. Any threats were simply outrun and evaded, 12 were lost to accidents and none to enemy action. The aircraft entered service in 1966 and was finally retired by NASA in 1999.

Spitfire MK 24 - Hoodie £48.00

Supermarine Spitfire MK 24 VN318 was operated by the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force with 80 Squadron in 1955. The back of the shirt features 8 profiles from this collection.

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