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The Harrier Jump Jet, is a British military jet aircraft capable of Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing. The Harrier is the only aircraft capable of Vertical take off and Landing which has ever successfully gone into production and service.

The Harrier is also the only Military Aircraft in use by the United States of America whose design has been imported from a foreign power.

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Royal Navy Sea Harrier II takes off from HMS Invincible
Image by NATO

Royal Navy Sea Harrier II
Image by NATO

A pair of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B II Harriers
prepare to refuel during missions over Iraq

An AV-8B Harrier II
from the Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias

British Sea Harrier FA-2
on the Deck of The Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious

AV-8B Harrier
assigned to Marine Attack Squadron Two Three One (VMA-231)
takes off the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD 5)

AV-8B Harrier
assigned to the “Blacksheep” of Marine Attack Squadron Two One Four (VMA-214)
lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

AV-8B Harrier II
assigned to the “Tigers” of Marine Attack Squadron Five Four Two (VMA-542), takes off
near verticallyduring its flight demonstration at the 2005 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point air show.

AV-8B Harrier
assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) REIN 166 takes off
from the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

AV-8B Harrier
of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) sits on the
flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) at sunrise.

AV-8B Harrier
assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) lands on
the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

There are four main versions of the Harrier family:

• Hawker Siddeley Harrier.
  
• British Aerospace Sea Harrier.
  
• Boeing/BAE Systems AV-8B Harrier II
• BAE Systems/Boeing Harrier II.

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is the first generation version and is also known as the AV-8A Harrier.

The Sea Harrier is a Maritime strike/air defence fighter.

The AV-8B is the second generation Harrier and the BAE Harrier II is the British variant of the second generation Harrier.

The Harrier Jet is being phased out as its life comes to an end. It will be replaced by the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

I have seen the Harrier at Airshow and I absolutely love it, the sustained roar from the engines as the Harrier hovers in front of you is an experience you can never forget, this is my tribute to what I consider the most aweome Aircraft ever created.

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