DEVELOPMENT (HAWKER P.1127, KESTREL FGA, HARRIER GR.1, HARRIER T.2, HARRIER GR.3, HARRIER T.4, HARRIER AV-8A / AV-8C, ROYAL NAVY SHAR SEA HARRIER FRS FA.2)

ROYAL AIR FORCE RAF

ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM FAA

MARTIN BAKER Mk10H EJECTION SEAT DETAIL (ALSO MARTIN-BAKER TYPE 9 Mk1, STENCEL S11S-3

SEA HARRIER FRS.1 (No.899 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON, RNAS YEOVILTON, OVERALL DARK GREY CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME, FERRANTI BLUE FOX AIRBORNE INTERCEPT AI RADAR, 30mm ADEN GUN POD)

SEA HARRIER F/A-2 (No.800 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON,

HARRIERS AT LARGE (HARRIER T.10)

THE V/STOL CONCEPT

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY (HAWKER P.1127, KESTREL XV-6, HAWKER SIDDELEY, AV-8A)

THE USMC HARRIER

AV-8A SQUADRONS (VMA-513, VMA-542, VMA-231, VMAT-203)

AV-8A THREE-VIEW 1:72 SCALE DRAWINGS

AV-8A DETAILS (EXHAUST NOZZLES, DROP TANKS, TAIL CONE, FORMATION LIGHTS, WING ROOT, LANDING GEAR, THROTTLE AND NOZZLE SELECTOR LEVER, ADEN GUN POD) OPERATION CORPORATE

SEA HARRIER FRS.1 (No.899 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON, RNAS YEOVILTON, OVERALL DARK GREY CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME, FERRANTI BLUE FOX AIRBORNE INTERCEPT AI RADAR, 30mm ADEN GUN POD)

SEA HARRIER F/A-2 (No.800 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON,

HARRIERS AT LARGE (HARRIER T.10)

THE V/STOL CONCEPT

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY (HAWKER P.1127, KESTREL XV-6, HAWKER SIDDELEY, AV-8A)

THE USMC HARRIER

AV-8A SQUADRONS (VMA-513, VMA-542, VMA-231, VMAT-203)

AV-8A THREE-VIEW 1:72 SCALE DRAWINGS

AV-8A DETAILS (EXHAUST NOZZLES, DROP TANKS, TAIL CONE, FORMATION LIGHTS, WING ROOT, LANDING GEAR, THROTTLE AND NOZZLE SELECTOR LEVER, ADEN GUN POD)

FALKLANDS WAR 1982

SPANISH NAVY AV-8S / TAV-8S MATADOR

INDIAN NAVY FRS.51

ITALIAN NAVY AV-8

THAI NAVY

STRUCTURE (LRMTS SNOOPY NOSE, 70mm RECONNAISSANCE CAMERA, FORWARD FUSELAGE, CANOPY DETAILS, MAIN INTAKES, WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES, EXHAUST, APU, SWIVELLING JET EXHAUST NOZZLES, WING REACTION CONTROL VALVE, UNDERCARRIAGE OUTRIGGER, TINTED MAIN WINDSCREEN, REAR FUSELAGE, FUEL JETTISON PIPE, TRAINER VENTRAL FILLET, ANHEDRAL TAILPLANE, TAIL FIN, HF NOTCH ANTENNA, NOSE UNDERCARRIAGE GEAR, MAIN UNDERCARRIAGE GEAR)

MISSION (VTO VERTICAL TAKE OFF, HMS HERMES FALKLANDS WAR 1982, MATRA TYPE 115 68mm ROCKETS, HUNTING BL 755 CLUSTER BOMBS, ML AVIATION TWIN CARRIERS, LEPUS FLARES, 230 GALLON UNDERWING TANKS, ADEN 30mm CANNON, OUTBOARD PYLONS)

COCKPIT, INSTRUMENT PANEL, THROTTLE BOX, STARBOARD CONSOLE, TYPE 9A Mk2 EJECTION SEAT, MARTIN BAKER TYPE 9D2 Mk2 EJECTION SEAT)

SQUADRON SERVICE No.4(F) SQUADRON, No.233 OCU, No.1 SQUADRON RAFG GERMANY, No.20 SQN, No.3(F), No.4(F) SQUADRON, No.1417 FLIGHT BELIZE, RAF WITTERING

F402-RR-406 PEGASUS ENGINE

STRUCTURE (HUGHES ARBS, FORWARD FUSELAGE, CANOPY DETAILS, MAIN INTAKES, WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES, EXHAUST, APU, SWIVELLING JET EXHAUST NOZZLES, WING REACTION CONTROL VALVE, UNDERCARRIAGE OUTRIGGER, TINTED MAIN WINDSCREEN, REAR FUSELAGE, FUEL JETTISON PIPE, TRAINER VENTRAL FILLET, ANHEDRAL TAILPLANE, TAIL FIN, HF NOTCH ANTENNA, NOSE UNDERCARRIAGE GEAR, MAIN UNDERCARRIAGE GEAR, RAM AIR INTAKE, UPPER IFF BLADE ANTENNA, YAW VANE INDICATOR, ASN-130 INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM INS, AUX INTAKE DOORS, IN-FLIGHT REFUELING PROBE, LEADING EDGE WING ROOT EXTENSIONS, GAS TURBINE STARTER / AUX POWER UNIT APU, STROBE LIGHT, WING MID SPAN FENCE, AN/WLR-67WING TIP RADAR WARNING RECEIVER RWR, NAVIGATION LIGHT, REACTION CONTROL VALVE, VENTRAL STRAKES, UHF/VHF ANTENNA, L-BAND ANTENNA, FORMATION LIGHTS)

COCKPIT

AVIONICS BAY

RADAR & RADOME

PITOT TUBES

REACTION CONTROL VALVES SYSTEM

OUTRIGGER WHEEL FAIRINGS

FRONT LANDING GEAR / WHEEL WELL BAY

MAIN LANDING GEAR

UHF RADIO ANTENNA

LANDING LIGHT

CANOPY / WINDSHIELD WIPER / EMBEDDED MINATURE DETONATION CORD

MARTIN-BAKER Mk.10 EJECTION SEAT

COCKPIT SIDEWALLS THROTTLE QUADRANT, NOZZLE CONTROL LEVERS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADS-UP DISPLAY

WING CONSTRUCTION, LEADING EDGE, WING FENCES, VORTEX GENERATORS

FUEL DUMP PIPES

MAIN ENGINE AIR INLET, BLOW IN DOORS, ENGINE BAY VENTING AIR SCOOP

ROLLS-ROYCE PEGASUS ENGINE

EXHAUST NOZZLES, HEAT SHIELDS

ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT

AN/ALE-40 CHAFF FLARE DISPENSER

UNDER FUSELAGE AIR BRAKE

RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, TAILCONE HOUSING

UNDERWING PYLONS

HARRIERS FOR THE USMC (AV-8A, VMA, 30mm ADEN CANNON, F.95 CAMERA, AIM-9 SIDEWINDER, VENTRAL SPEEDBRAKE, PRESSURE-RELIEF DOORS, EJECTION SEATS, FOD PROBLEMS, GROUND EFFECT INSTABILITY PROBLEMS, AV-8C, MCAS CHERRY POINT, ALE-37 CHAFF DISPENSER )

ROYAL NAVY FAA SEA HARRIERS SHAR (FRS.1, ORIGINAL SEA HARRIER GLOSS BLUE-GREY-WHITE PAINT SCHEME, FALKLANDS WAR SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, PROJECT SKYHOOK, FA.2, No.899 SQUADRON RNAS YEOVILTON, FA.2, BLUE VIXEN RADAR)

TWO-SEAT HARRIERS (SMALL WING SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, TAV-8A, T4, T4N)

EXPORTS (SPANISH NAVY MATADOR, SPANISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER SNS DEDALDO, ITALIAN NAVY, ROYAL THAI NAVY, INDIAN NAVY SEA HARRIER)

ROYAL AIR FORCE HARRIER GR.1 / GR.1A

RAF GERMANY No.1 SQUADRON, No.3 SQUADRON RAF WILDENRATH, No.20 SQUADRON)

BRITISH AEROSPACE TWO-SEAT HARRIER T.2 / HARRIET T.4 / HARRIER T.52

RAF No.233 OCU

RAF HARRIER GR.3 (RAF GUTERSLOH, No.4 SQUADRON, No.1 SQN, No.1 SQN

RAF 1417 FLIGHT BELIZE

ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM FAA HARRIER FRS.1 809 NAS HMS INVINCIBLE, 800 NAS, 801 NAS

FALKLANDS WAR SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982

SPANISH NAVY AV-8S MATADOR ESCUADRILLA 008 / TAV-8S DEDALO

ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS � HMS EAGLE, HMS HERMES, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS ARK ROYAL

INDIAN NAVY SEA HARRIER FRS.51 No.300 SQUADRON INDIAN FLEET AIR ARM

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The AV-8B saw extensive action in the Gulf War of 1990�91. Aircraft based on USS Nassau and Tarawa, and at on-shore bases, initially flew training and support sorties, as well as practicing with coalition forces. The AV-8Bs were to be held in reserve during the initial phase of the preparatory air assault of Operation Desert Storm. The AV-8B was first used in the war on the morning of 17 January 1991, when a call for air support from an OV-10 Bronco forward air controller against Iraqi artillery that was shelling Khafji and an adjacent oil refinery, brought the AV-8B into combat. The following day, USMC AV-8Bs attacked Iraqi positions in southern Kuwait. Throughout the war, AV-8Bs performed armed reconnaissance and worked in concert with coalition forces to destroy targets.

During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 86 AV-8Bs amassed 3,380 flights and about 4,100 flight hours, with a mission availability rate of over 90 percent. Five AV-8Bs were lost to enemy surface-to-air missiles and two USMC pilots were killed. The AV-8B had an attrition rate of 1.5 aircraft for every 1,000 sorties flown. US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf later named the AV-8B among the seven weapons�along with the F-117 Nighthawk and AH-64 Apache�that played a crucial role during the war. In the aftermath of the war, from 27 August 1992, until 2003, USMC AV-8Bs and other aircraft patrolled Iraqi skies in support of Operation Southern Watch. The AV-8Bs launched from amphibious assault ships in the Persian Gulf, and from forward operating bases such as Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.