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Tribute to the Harrier

As part of the UK Government's Strategic Defence Review of October 2010, it was announced that the BAe Harriers of the Joint Harrier Force would be withdrawn from service by the end of 2010.
Developed from the Hawker P1127 of 1960,9 Kestrel evaluation were flown from 1964. The RAF ordered the Harrier GR1 in 1966 and the prototype first flew December 28,1967.It became the world's first VTOL fighter to enter service in 1969.
A further development resulted in the Sea Harrier FRS1 which entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in 1980. They were all withdrawn in 2006.
Derived from the Boeing/BAe AV-8B Harrier II was the second generation Harrier to enter service with the RAF as the GR5,GR7 and GR9 and from 2006 the Royal Navy. The first of 41 GR5s entered service July 1987 and the GR7 first flew May 1990, its first deployment was over the former Yugosalvia August 1995.
The last GR7 was withdrawn from service 31 March 2010,and only the GR9s and GR9As remained after this date.
The GR9 was an avionics and weapons upgrade from the GR7. The T.10 was a 2 seat training variant and 13 of these were built. With upgrades to GR7/9 standard some became the T.12.
Most of the photographs in this gallery are mine, but some have been included from other sources.
This gallery is my tribute.
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BAe Harrier GR5  No.233OCU/H
BAe Harrier GR5 No.233OCU/H
BAe Harrier GR5   ZD347/K   No.233 OCU
BAe Harrier GR5 ZD347/K No.233 OCU
BAe Harrier GR3   XV758/J     No.4 Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR3 XV758/J No.4 Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR9   ZD402/31
BAe Harrier GR9 ZD402/31
HS Harrier GR3  No233OCU
HS Harrier GR3 No233OCU
BAe Harrier GR3  XV744/3K
BAe Harrier GR3 XV744/3K
BAe Harrier T4 ZD990/720 Royal Navy
BAe Harrier T4 ZD990/720 Royal Navy
BAe Harrier GR7 ZD407 No.20(R) Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR7 ZD407 No.20(R) Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR9  ZG501 No.41R Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR9 ZG501 No.41R Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR7  ZD411
BAe Harrier GR7 ZD411
BAe harrier GR9   ZG858   No.4 Sqdn
BAe harrier GR9 ZG858 No.4 Sqdn
BAe Harrier GR9   ZG862/94
BAe Harrier GR9 ZG862/94
g1/64/252464/3/126523347.z64HhkRU.jpg BAe Harrier GR9  ZG857/EB-Z  No.41 Sqdn.
BAe Harrier GR9 ZG857/EB-Z No.41 Sqdn.
BAe Harrier GR9  ZG501/EB-Q    No.41 Sqdn.
BAe Harrier GR9 ZG501/EB-Q No.41 Sqdn.
Harrier GR.3  XZ133
Harrier GR.3 XZ133
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