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Jaguars from RAF Coltishall on a training mission over southern Scotland.
Since its introduction in the 1970s to front-line service in the ground attack, nuclear strike and reconnaissance roles, the Jaguar has defied skeptics and proved itself to be one of the finest tactical aircraft in the history of the Royal Air Force. Battle-tested in the Gulf War, where 618 combat sorties were flown without loss by just 12 aircraft, the Jaguar now enjoys an enviable reputation as an effective, rugged and exceptionally reliable combat aircraft.
Michael Rondot's dramatic painting portrays the Jaguar in its element, at 450 knots and 250 feet during a four-aircraft low level attack sortie over Southern Scotland. Seen against a beautiful late-afternoon sunset are Jaguars from Number 6, 41 (F) and 54(F) squadrons based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. In the background two Royal Navy warships head out to sea in the Firth of Forth. Beyond them, low cloud and rain envelops the hills of East Fife - this is ‘Jaguar weather'.
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