The Tucano was a training aircraft used by the RAF as a progressive step before pilots moved onto jet training in the BAE Hawk. Having a long service life, being introduced into service in the late 1980’s it would train future fast jet pilots for over 30 years, being retired in 2019.

Join me in this video as I build and review the 1/72 scale plastic model kit of the Shorts Tucano T.1 from airfix (code A03059)

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Music used from Epidemic Sound:
Sunset drive - Future Joust https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0...
I'll never die (instrumental) - Daniel Gunnarsson https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7...
Sunbeams - Duckmaw https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/G...
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Monuments - Bonnie Grace https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/B...

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