For sale is a brand new, unopened, collectible Forces of Valor 821003A Boeing Chinook HC.Mk 1 Diecast metal ready-made Model RAF No.7 Sqn, ZA711, Beirut, Lebanon, 1984

Ravaged by Civil War, Lebanon required the presence of a UN peace keeping force which in 1983 comprised elements of the US, British, French and Italian armed services. To support the British forces, known as BRITFORLEB (British Forces Lebanon), Chinook helicopters, including ZA711/ET of 7 Sqn, RAF Odiham, were fitted with extra long-range fuel tanks and additional self-defence equipment before flying out to the Beirut in September 1983. As well as providing logistical support for the British troops, the Chinooks were heavily involved in the evacuation of British civilians and service personnel from Beirut up to the completion of the mission in March 1984. RAF Chinooks operating over Lebanon were distinctive by the large union jacks displayed on the tail and underside as featured on this model.

The model dimensions are (LxW): 16.5 x 10 inch or 42 x 25.4 cm

The model had been kept always in the BOX.

It is completely unopened and NEVER displayed (not even for photographs).

THIS MODEL IS A COLLECTOR ITEM AND IN THIS CONDITION RARELY APPEARS IN EBAY.