VERSIONS – FGA.Mk.9, FR.Mk.10, GA.Mk.11, PR.Mk.11
Reconnaissance version, conversions from F.Mk.6, details as F.Mk.6 unless otherwise indicated
1 x forward-facing Vinten F.95 camera
(with either 100 mm (4 in) or 305 mm
(12 in) lens), camera window equipped
with protective eyelids
2 x oblique Vinten F.95 cameras
(with either 100 mm (4 in) or
305 mm (12 in) lens) staggered
with port facing camera on top
Revised tailcone with fairing for 4.1 m (13 ft 6 in) brake chute
Mod 228 wing with 4 'wet'
pylons, increased weapons
capacity and cutaway
inboard section to flaps to
accommodate larger
inboard fuel tanks
Armoured cockpit floor
Additional cockpit
voice recorder
FR.Mk.10/F.Mk.71A/F.Mk.74A/
F.Mk.74B/F.Mk.76A
Royal Navy version, conversions from F.Mk.4,
details as F.Mk.4 unless otherwise indicated
1 x Rolls-Royce RA.7 Avon Mk.115 turbojet
16 x airframes with Mod 228 wing with 4
'wet' pylons, increased weapons capacity
and cutaway inboard section to flaps to
accommodate larger inboard fuel tanks
Arrestor hook
Outer wing leading edge extended increasing
wing area and forming dogtooth at half span
Armament deleted,
cannon ports faired
over
Harley Light
in nose for
optical tracking
in anti-ship
missile training
Additional comms antenna
IFF antenna
Some airframes modified with
photo reconnaissance noses/
cameras (as FR.Mk.10) by Short
Brothers, Belfast Northern
Ireland and designated as
PR.Mk.11
Additional TACAN
navigation system
GA.Mk.11/
PR.Mk.11
Tropical ground attack version, conversions from F.Mk.6,
details as F.Mk.6 unless otherwise indicated
Revised tailcone with fairing for 4.1 m (13 ft 6 in) brake chute
Cutaway inboard section to flaps to
accommodate larger inboard fuel tanks
Provision for 4 x Mk.12 rocket rails under
each wing at outer pylon position
Revised cockpit with new
radio compass, increased
oxygen supply, upgraded
air conditioning
Sperry Mk.8S gunsight
FGA.Mk.9/F.Mk.58A/F.Mk.59/F.Mk.59A/F.Mk.59B/F.Mk.60/F.Mk.70/F.Mk.70A/
F.Mk.71/F.Mk.73/F.Mk.73A/F.Mk.73B/F.Mk.74/F.Mk.74/F.Mk.76/F.Mk.78/
F.Mk.80
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015 • NO ITEMS MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015