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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 ]
With the addition of an infrared sensor and cockpit interface enhancements, [36] the 87th production single-seat AV-8B became the first Harrier II to be modified for night attacks, leaving the McDonnell Douglas production line in June 1987. Flight tests proved successful and the night attack capability was validated.
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
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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 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.
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.
The coroner due to hold inquests into the deaths of 11 men in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy has lost her High Court bid to get video footage from the pilot’s cockpit.