In time of war the Harrier was to be deployed away from established airfields which were vunerable to attack.Instead it was to be operated from short, rough strips of ground and hidden in camouflaged 'hides' from which it would attack the enemy's approaching armoured formations. These qualities came in to their own during the Flaklands War.RAF Harriers were deployed to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes as part of the task force sent to recapture the Falklands Islands.The Harrier GR3 performed sorties from the aircraft carrier and later from basic landing strips on the islands, often in conditions that would have grounded conventional aircraft

Model wingspan 107mm,