Last Harrier Flight from HMS ARK ROYAL
 

Erm, isn't that footage on the BBC site of a Sea Harrier rather than a GR9?

will they keep any flying in a "memorial flight" capacity?

IIRC there was two 800 NAS and two 1(F) Sqdn Harriers embarked

Details, details, it's no more or less accurate than any other BBC story. Be grateful they knew not to show a Nimrod.

Seems like there are still a few ongoing issues there. :ok:

A time for reflection though.. big shame.

Typical BBC - guy with gold tapes on his shoulder identified as "RAF"!

Here's a more relevant link:

Video: Last Harriers leave Ark Royal: key.Aero, Military Aviation

From the article...


.. nope, pretty certain future..... well at least the chinese proverb is true if nothing else...

Try this
 

This is the video you want from the Beeb's man aboard Ark

BBC News - Tears as last Harrier jets leave Ark Royal

Not a bad effort from the Beeb, I thought.

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Just a pity no-one got his rank right!!! :\

What, no flypast?:{

Yep - but, JFH notwithstanding, it still looks odd to see an RN Lt Cdr sporting a 1(F) Sqn wings patch. But the Beeb should indeed do better with military facts; anyone notice that last night's main BBC News said the Korean War was 50 years ago? :ugh:

What, no flypast?

We got one from the Sea Harrier on their last launch from Lusty...;)

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...1filtered3.jpg

SB

I believe that this will take place as she enters Portsmouth on 03 Dec.

Helpful Stacker,

You must mean a different shot compared to the short BBC video in the post above yours ? That ain't no Sea Harrier...

There's a reunion / farewell party being organised at the pub outside Dunsfold, where all UK Harriers inc' Seajets were built and test flown.

The chap organising this expressed the hope that at least one or two Harriers may be kept airworthy for display purposes...

My response, sadly, is that there's zero chance of that.

If you see any TV programme on air displays, the devlopment of VTOL, Great British Engineering, you name it, the Harrier is usually called 'favourite' or similar.

So, just as there's no Sea Harrier in the RN Historic Flight as that would have highlighted the Admiralty's folly in binning the Sea Harrier, the 'govt' is hardly likely to want their noses rubbed in a decision which I dearly hope will bite them; sadly if things go pear shaped it won't be them 'making do' though, will it ?

I presume having a carrier without aircraft is just an exaggerated sulk," didn't want your shippy thing anyway ".

XV490: Korea/50. Chinese attacked US' Forces on 25/11/50. Beeb was only one decade adrift. (Lor! seems like yesterday!)

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/m...r_1770323b.jpg

Should be some better images to follow...

If ever there was an iconic FJ aircraft to be added to the BBMF it's the Harrier.

However that is VERY unlikely due to the nature of the beast.

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Double Zero - Having responded 17 hours after I posted I'll give you the benefit of the doubt with regards your post as the video has since been changed.

The original video featured in the link posted by the OP showed a Harrier with a very black and pointy-nose, with Aden cannon pods and just the two pylons per wing, features found on a Sea Harrier (hence my comment).

I was never the most cabbage-like of the crabs but telling the difference between a Sea Harrier and a GR9 is not difficult.