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15 years ago: Last operational British Harrier flights

On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service ...

Goodbye to the Harrier: the US Navy retires its vertical-takeoff fighter, and a whole era of close airpower closes with it

The legendary "jump jet" has officially retired. See how the US Marine Corps is moving from the Harrier era to the F-35B.
Flightglobal

UK plans to retire Sea Harrier FA2s

The UK Royal Navy is to retire its BAE Systems Sea Harrier FA2s as part of a plan to operate a common aircraft across the RN and Royal Air Force squadrons that form Joint Force Harrier (JFH). As part ...
The National Interest

A British General Tried (And Failed) To Save the Royal Air Force’s Harrier Jump Jets

Here’s What You Need to Know: A British general fought … and failed. The United Kingdom’s 2010 Strategic Defense and Security Review—a budget drill, really—imposed devastating cuts to what had been ...