Lot Ended
Description
Tornado F3 Fighter Jet Canopy
Perfect man-cave
centre-piece or ideal for model display case or garden cloche!
This
is the genuine article from one of the last flying RAF Tornado F3s. It was last
piloted by Flt Lt Gino Portaluri (a US Navy F/A 18 Hornet pilot on exchange) and
Wing Commander Mark Gorringe, Officer Commanding 111 9Fighter) Squadron. They
were flying together based at Leuchars base in Scotland which was closed after
the historic squadron was disbanded in 2011.
111 Squadron was
formed in Palestine in 1917 and played a leading role in teh Battle of Britain
and saw operational duty in Bosnia and the Gulf War.
This amazing piece
of avaition history comes with some photos of the F3 Tornado in the air and a
box of associated fixings and fittings.
For more information -
contact matthew.parkin@brightwells.com
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