My justification for including the Sea Harrier on a Top 5 list years back – to the exclusion of the F-4 Phantom and the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker – was the plane’s incredible 23:0 air-to-air kill ratio in ...
The final sortie, flown by Jim “Jimbo” Coppersmith, VX-31 technical director, brought veterans, Sailors, Marines, government civilians, industry partners and family members to the flight line to watch ...