The British Aerospace Harrier II manufactured by British Aerospace and McDonnell Douglas (now BAE Systems and Boeing) is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft from the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II. The British Aerospace Harrier II is capable of operating from short landing surfaces, aircraft carriers, unprepared strips, including grass strips, and to take off and land vertically. The maiden flight of the British Aerospace Harrier II took place on the 30th of April 1985 and it went into service on December 1989. Primary users were Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. There were approx. 143 British Aerospace Harrier II produced. The British Aerospace Harrier II retired from service on March 2011. Check more images at [ Ссылка ]

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