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US Marine Corps to host Harrier 'jump jet' sundown

The last of the Marine Corps’ venerable AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets will be retired in June, to be replaced by the F-35B.
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Marines plan ‘sundown’ salute for AV-8B Harrier II jet as it leaves service

The legacy of the Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II ground-attack “jump jet” will be celebrated during a week’s worth of events late this spring in North Carolina. The “Harrier Sundown Celebration” will ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN

Harrier handover: RAF 'machine that defied convention' given to Ulster flying museum in historic move by air force chief

One of the most legendary British fighter planes is now in the hands of an Ulster flying museum after a historic handover.
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Harrier Pilot Manages To Land On Aircraft Carrier Without Landing Gear

Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...
The National Interest

How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Revolutionized Vertical Takeoff Technology

The AV-8B Harrier is now nearly retired—but its mission profile will live on in the F-35B Lightning II, which shares many of the same capabilities. The AV-8B Harrier remains one of the most instantly ...