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A Pictorial History Of The RAF Harrier Jump Jet: Michelle Marsh, Maggie Thatcher And The Falklands

by | 15th, December 2010

THE RAF’s Harrier Jump Jet is dead – or on its way to air shows and private collections. In the 1960s, we were wowed that a jet plane could hover. In 1969 the Royal Air Force led the way in hovering. But now the jets are deemed to be no good, and too expensive.

We’ve pulled together a short pictorial history of the heli-jet. Look out for Harrier Honey – Michelle Marsh (official sensory sharpening aide of Harrier pilots and crew!); Prince Harry, David Jason, Sophie Wessex and Margaret Thatcher at the controls; the only British Prisoner of War in the Falklands conflict, Harrier pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jeffrey Glover; and a nice shot of Sir Sydney Camm, who designed the machine.

Take her up, Ginger. Straight up…

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Cpl Adrian Bland paints sharks teeth and eyes onto a British Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 as poor weather prevents flying from their base in Kuwait. * This is the first time a British Harrier GR7 has been painted this way, with aircraft only being decorated like this during times of actual conflict.



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