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The Harrier

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  Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Wednesday, 15th December 2010

  today sadly saw the last flight of the Harrier, an aircraft that has done stirling service for both the RAF and the FAA. Many though of my age will remember its faultering start as the P 1127 and then Kestrel. But do you remember (Prior to the defence cuts that did away with the TSR2 and others) the P1127 was really the prototype of a faster version the P1152? or was it 6 That was scrapped along with a VTOL support a/c A case of what might have been The 52 was to be supersonic.

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  Posted by Pete- Weatherman (U14670985) on Wednesday, 15th December 2010

  Back in the 70s wile in the Army my platoon were Targets for Harriers. not only for bomb runs but mock strifes. There were other NATO planes but it was the Harrier that impressed. It was a world beater.

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  Posted by Sambista (U4068266) on Wednesday, 15th December 2010

  Yes, a real shame. We've lost our only fixed-wing aircraft that could operate from an improvised strip (such as Sid's Strip in the Falklands)
  
  We were never Harrier targets, but it often felt as though the Flying Bananas were trying to part our hair when we were out on exercise on Dartmoor.

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  Posted by LairigGhru (U14051689) on Thursday, 16th December 2010

  Why can't the U.S.A. invite us to mothball them and park them in the desert alongside their mothballed aircraft? The place is big enough, surely!

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  Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Thursday, 16th December 2010

  sadly, HMG does not know the meaning of the word Mothball. Did not the PM suggest that if a war broke out, we could always borrow from the US. That is of course if the war meets the US approval. a what if. oil is found on the Argintine mainland Their Gov. says to the US. We will sell it to you at a cheap price if you do not supply aircraft or help to GB if we invade. Then what? Well that would depend on which President was in office I suppose.

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  Posted by stalti (U14278018) on Thursday, 16th December 2010

  my thoughts on the Harrier are, that even with their limitations, they are fully capable against anyone we are likely to fight esp with the VTO capability
  
  anyone with high level air capabilities we are unlikely to fight alone (Russia china France??) it will be with the USA which means our entire airforce will be insignificant
  
  i can still remember in an airshow one rising above tree line and bowing to me
  RIP lol
  
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