Corgi: 1/72 BAE Hawk XX154 ETPS – Diecast Model
British Aerospace Hawk T.1 XX154, Pre-production aircraft, Empire Test
Pilots School, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, August 2019 – Aircraft now with the
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum Without doubt one of the most
historic British jet aircraft of the post war era, British Aerospace Hawk
T.1 XX154 is the first prototype airframe of an aircraft type which would go on
to be hugely important to the British military, whilst at the same time becoming
a stunning export success for the British aviation industry.
Making her first flight from Dunsfold airfield on 21st August 1974, XX154 would
spend her entire service life as a test and development aircraft, helping to
ensure that this magnificent training aeroplane reached its full potential –
with over 1000 aircraft built to date, she certainly excelled in
this task.
Spending time with such famous units as the Royal Aircraft Establishment and
the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, XX154 would spend the
final 20 years of her service life with the Empire Test Pilots’ School at
Boscombe Down and after undergoing her last major service, she was given this
smart black colour scheme, in recognition of her service. Also wearing a
representation of the ETPS crest on either side of her tail, a gold coloured
eagle, XX154 would end her flying days as one of Britain’s most attractive
military aircraft. When this very special aeroplane made her final flight in
December 2018, she had clocked up an impressive
6000 flying hours, the limit imposed for original Hawk airframes. This hard
working aircraft was making a valuable contribution to the British Military
Technical Specification & Detail:
- Scale – 1:72
- Length – 12.6 cm