1:48 Scale Model Kit: RAF Red Arrows Hawk T Mk.1/1A Fighter Jet by Hobby Boss 81738

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine advanced jet trainer. It made its first flight in 1974 under the name Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force and other air forces as a trainer or low-cost combat aircraft. The Hawk is still in production, and over 900 Hawks have been sold to 18 customers worldwide. The Hawk T1A is a modified version of the Hawk T1, which was intended to replace the Hawker Hunter in the Royal Air Force’s tactical units. A total of 89 aircraft were modified to carry two AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles under the wings and a central cannon mount. During the 1980s, the Royal Air Force began using TWU Hawks as part of the Mixed Fighter Force (MFF) concept; the goal was to attach three or four Hawks to a Phantom or Tornado interceptor, which would guide them toward enemy targets using its powerful radar.