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A Revolutionary War Machine! The Harrier Jump Jet is one of the most unique and groundbreaking aircraft in military history. With its Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) capabilities, the ...
On the morning of June 10, a flight of three historic U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft lifted off on their final ...
While a few may think that the Harrier is an American jet, especially as the U.S. Marine Corps has a fleet, it's actually the British that started its development in the 1960s.
The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s.
C H E R R Y  P O I N T, N.C., Feb. 3 -- Two Marine Corps aviators were killedtoday when their Harrier jet crashed while trying to land aftera training mission. The victims' names were being ...
CHERRY POINT, N.C., Feb. 4 -- The Marine Corps today suspended all Harrier jet missions at Cherry Point Air Station pending an investigation into a crash that killed two aviators.
The squadron, identified as the service's oldest flying squadron, was formed just after World War I, and it adopted the Harrier jump jet in the 1970s and the second-generation AV-8B Harrier II in ...
The Marine Corps' oldest flying squadron flew its last Harrier jump jet flight as the unit's pilots ready to fly new F-35 stealth fighters. Kelsey Baker. Updated June 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM.