Jaguar GR.1A (RAF)
United Kingdom Royal Air Force
- Subject:
SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk.1a
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
RAF Gulf Det. XZ356- Scala:
- 1:72
- Stato:
- In attesa
Jaguar GR.1A
Operator: UK Royal Air Force No. 6 Squadron
Location: Al-Muharraq Air Base, Bahrain
Timeframe: 1991
Loadout: Interdiction
- Centerline: 1200-liter fuel tank
- Overwing: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder
- Outboard starboard: Phimat chaff dispenser
- Inboard wings: 2x CBU-87
- Outboard port: AN/ALQ-101 ECM pod
GULF WAR
Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, on 9 August 1990 the British government assigned 12 Jaguar GR.1A aircraft to Operation Granby. Jaguars carried several new weapons during the Persian Gulf War, including CRV7 high-velocity rockets and American CBU-87 cluster bombs which were used because the RAF's existing BL755 bombs were designed for low-level release, and therefore unsuitable for higher-altitude operations common over the Persian Gulf. RAF Jaguars flew 612 combat sorties, with no aircraft being lost.