Corgi 2024 Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZD748/AK, Johnnie Walker 'Still Going Strong', RAF No.9 Squadron Scale 1/72 AA29401

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No.IX Squadron, the oldest dedicated bomber squadron in the Royal Air Force, made history by becoming the world's first operational Panavia Tornado unit in front-line service when it was equipped with the GR.1 variant in June 1982. The Tornado was a highly advanced, nuclear-capable strike attack and reconnaissance aircraft of the late Cold War era, and due to its potentially devastating capabilities, at least four squadrons were usually based in Germany during its early service.

In 1984, Tornado ZD748 was produced as a GR.1 variant and delivered to No.IX Squadron at RAF Brüggen on October 8th of the same year. She wore the code AK and was colloquially referred to as 'Anola Kay'. The squadron, proud of its celebrated history, adorned ZD748 with special artwork in commemoration of the wartime Avro Lancaster B.I W4964, one of only 35 Lancasters that completed at least 100 operational missions, known as the 'Centurions'.

'J for Johnnie', the celebrated aircraft, carried the Johnny Walker whiskey brand artwork on its nose, along with the firm's equally famous motto, ‘Still Going Strong' and its impressive mission tally scoreboard. This famous aircraft dropped a 12,000Ib Tallboy bomb on the German Battleship Tirpitz on September 15th, 1944. ZD748 retained its 'Johnnie Walker' artwork when it was pictured in the static aircraft display at the RAF Waddington Airshow in the summer of 1993.

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