The Royal Air Force was the first to operate the aircraft, with its No. 1 Squadron receiving the Harrier GR1 in April 1969, ...

About three years ago a fleet of about 50 perfectly working Harrier GR9 aircraft belonging to the RAF Joint ... Low level flying and bombing run from the Harrier Jump Jet cockpit. Share. Search. Home; ...

The Harrier Jump Jet made its first flight on this day in history, ... The 800 Naval Air Squadron Sea Harrier aircraft landing on HMS Fearless L10 during the Falklands War 1982.

For nearly four decades, the AV-8B Harrier II was the only short takeoff, vertical landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft in the U.S. military's inventory. What that means is that this unique aircraft can ...

The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, ...

The Harrier made its final flight with the British RAF last week, marking one end to the jet famous for being able to take off and land vertically. The jet's recently declassified flight manual ...

Art Nalls, a former Marine test pilot, enlisted a gang of volunteer wrenchers to breath new life into a 31-year-old decommissioned Sea Harrier jump jet—and it gladly returned the favor.

The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s.

See This Busted Harrier Jump Jet? It Might Just Fly Again. Here’s How. August 12, ... Manufacturing of the Sea Harrier ceased in 1998 with the last aircraft retiring from Royal Naval service in ...

The Harrier Jump Jet is known for vertical take-offs and landings. It also has an accident-prone track record, ... The first time he sat in the cockpit of one was 35 years ago.

The Royal Air Force was the first to operate the aircraft, with its No. 1 Squadron receiving the Harrier GR1 in April 1969, and it was only retired from service in 2011, giving it 41 years with ...