Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

[SPINNERS]

British Aerospace Lightning F.2B - No.1435 Flight, RAF South Atlantic Command, 1982






Whilst I never made this in plastic this is a 'what if' idea I had back in 1982 where ex-RAFG Lightnings were taken out of storage, returned to service and used to defend the Falkland Islands from potential Argentine attacks. British Aerospace gave the Lightnings the ability to carry AIM-9L's and they were redesignated as the Lightning F.2B (and nicknamed 'Brisfit'  ). Now there are a lot of holes in that short backstory but bare with me. The No.1435 Flight thing was just an excuse to do Faith, Hope, Charity and Desperation and I might do a full squadron in RAF Camo - probably No.29 Squadron just because I love their XXX markings.

[PR19_Kit]

And they look SO good in all-over NATO Green too. 

I like the concept of the F2B, maybe it morphed into an F2C with a couple of extra AIM-9Ls on each overwing pylon too? 

They'd have needed 55 Sqdn. to double their clutch of tankers 'down south' for them to be a credible deterrent though! 

[Rick Lowe]

Welcome back, Spinners! 

We missed you; how ya been?

[Gondor]

Nice, though it might have been better to simply refurbish the Kuwait F.53's there was retired in the mid 70's. Admittedly you lose the guns in the nose, but you would have the belly gun pack and over wing tanks which the F.2 and F.2A's didn't have, but you would gain the under wing hard points and some ground attack ability.

Gondor

[SPINNERS]

Welcome back, Spinners! 

We missed you; how ya been?

OK thank you! My interest in 'Strike Fighters' has increasingly been pushed to one side the further I go into retirement which is, perhaps, the reverse of what you would expect. This was mainly because I started a fitness campaign on New Year's Day based around cycling which I've enjoyed for about 35 years now but I'd really let myself go with a BMI of 35 - I kid you not. Anyway, my goal was to do a charity bike of 63 miles at the end of June and to also ride to the start and ride home making a total of 88 miles.

MyFitnessJourney

[SPINNERS]

British Aerospace Lightning F.2B - No.29 Squadron, RAF South Atlantic Command, 1983




Strong stuff!