The British Aerospace Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force and, between 2006 and 2010, the Royal Navy. The aircraft
An RAF Harrier GR9 over Afghanistan, 2008
RAF Harrier GR9 in flight, 2010
RAF Harrier II flying above RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, 2010
Harrier GR5 during a display at Bournemouth Airport, 1990
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley. It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissan
British Aerospace Harrier II
…the time; in the long term, the Harrier II was replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. Development of a much more powerful successor to the Harrier began in 1973 as a cooperative effort between McDonnell Douglas (MDD) in the US and Hawker Siddeley (in 1977, its aviation interests were nationalised…
Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel in later USAF markings
AV-8C Harrier taking off from an amphibious transport dock ship
An RAF Harrier GR.1, on loan to the USMC, displaying its underside with a full load of bombs