The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 are the British experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first vertical and/or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) jet fighter-bomber.
Hawker Siddeley P.1127
Third prototype at Farnborough 1962 with unswept trailing edges and rounded tips
P.1127 XP980 in use as a deck handling trainer in Royal Navy markings, 1989
Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel in USAF livery
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 reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
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