Nimrod R1 RAF Model Airplane

Pass on the Family Pride with this Astonishing and Captivating Nimrod R1 RAF model plane

About the Nimrod R1 RAF

Three Nimrod aircraft were adapted for the Signals intelligence role, replacing the Comet C2s and Canberras of No. 51 Squadron in May 1974. The R1 is distinguished from the MR2 by the lack of a MAD boom. Only since the end of the Cold War has the role of the aircraft been officially acknowledged, these were once described as "radar calibration aircraft". The R1s have not suffered the same rate of fatigue and corrosion of the MR2s and will continue in service long after the MR2 is replaced by the MRA4. New Bombardier Sentinel R1 (ASTOR) aircraft due for delivery from mid 2004 may take on some duties performed by the R1. One R1 has been lost in a flying accident since the type's introduction; this occurred in May 1995 during a flight test after major servicing, at RAF Kinloss. To replace this aircraft an MR2 was selected for extensive conversion, undertaken by BAE Systems at the Woodford factory, to R1 standard, and entered service in December 1996.

The Nimrod R1 is based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, England and flown by 51 Sqn. The remaining Nimrod R1's will be retired in March 2011, and may be replaced by Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft around 2014.

The R1s have not suffered the same rate of fatigue and corrosion of the MR2s and will continue in service long after the MR2 is replaced by the MRA4.

Warplanes proudly brings you yet another product we are deeply proud of: the Nimrod R1 RAF model airplane. All exquisite works done to our models are enthusiastically performed by our highly skilled craftsmen that are aviation enthusiast themselves. The RAF Nimrod R1 model plane is mounted on a steel support rod and a wooden-base stand so you can beamingly display this masterpiece anywhere you want.