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In 2006, the Sea Harrier was retired from Fleet Air Arm service and the Harrier GR7/9 fleet was tasked with the missions that it used to share with those aircraft. The former Sea Harrier squadron 800 Naval Air Squadron reformed with ex-RAF Harrier GR7/9s in April 2006 and joined by the re-formed 801 Naval Air Squadron in 2007. [ 77 ]
The GR.5A was a minor variant of the Harrier which incorporated changes in the design in anticipation of the GR.7 upgrade. [1] GR.7 The GR7 was an upgraded version of the Harrier GR.5. GR.7A An RAF Harrier GR.7A at RIAT 2005 The GR.7A is a GR.7 with an uprated Rolls-Royce Pegasus 107 engine.
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Named after the bird of prey , [ 1 ] it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s.
The majority of work involving the Harrier focussed on developing tactics and operating procedures for the new Harrier GR7. [3] During the mid 1990s the RAF upgraded the SEPECAT Jaguar fleet and therefore in 1996 the Jaguar was added to the SAOEU's fleet. [2] By 2001, the unit operated three Tornados, three Harriers and one Jaguar. [6]
Joint Force Harrier (JFH) was established on 1 April 2000 in response to the proposal brought by the British Government as part of Strategic Defence Review.Originally called Joint Force 2000, it combined the Royal Navy's two Sea Harrier FA2 squadrons with the RAF's four Harrier GR7/7A squadrons under a single command structure within RAF Strike Command.
Harrier GR7 ZD377 Crashed during a short take off at RAF Laarbruch, Germany. The burning aircraft ended up inverted on the runway. [166] The pilot sustained a broken leg and minor injuries. 19 May 1997 Royal Air Force: Harrier GR7 Crashed near RAF Wittering, Yorkshire. The pilot ejected safely. [167] 3 June 1997 Royal Air Force: Harrier GR7 ZG861
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.
Harrier GR7 of 800 NAS in 2006 In April 2004, while based in Yeovilton the squadron was disbanded following the decision to withdraw the FA.2s early as a cost-saving measure. It was re-commissioned on 31 March 2006 under Commander Adrian Orchard, when 800 NAS became the first RN squadron within Joint Force Harrier as part of Number 1 Group ...