The shar/harrier is still the best CAS aircraft the RAF/RN has.
It can go anywhere, do just about any worthwhile sortie the grunts,yanks,fishheads want us to do.
As much as I hate the little sods when they are cocking up my conventional visual circuit, there is no doubt that the shar/harrier is a superb British aircraft which has proven itself in battle. This is more than can be said for the F3 which I believe has never fired in anger?
Anyway, we invented it, the yanks didn't and as every harrier pilot is always keen to tell the air traffic ladies at happy hour.......
................ happiness is vectored thrust.
