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Marine Corps Says Goodbye to the Harrier with Final Flight Next Month

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II flies during operations. The Marine Corps will retire the iconic jump jet next month, ending more than four decades of service. The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing ...
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The Marine Corps' oldest flying squadron flew its last Harrier jump jet flight as the unit's pilots ready to fly new F-35 stealth fighters

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marines will rebrand a squadron as pilots switch to the F-35B Lightning II. The transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B ...
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Harrier jets execute high-performance operations at military base

US Marines with VMA-223 conducted high-tempo flight operations with AV-8B Harrier II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station ...
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Marine Corps Harrier jets perform final flights

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly AV-8B Harrier II ...
AZFamily

End of an era: Legendary fighter jet calls Mesa home after final flight

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Marine Corps fighter jet that defied physics in more ways than one called it a career and is now calling Mesa home. The AV-8B Plus Harrier II, also known as the “Jump Jet,” ...
Oregonian

Historic fighter jet retires at Tillamook Air Museum

The Tillamook Air Museum welcomed a new addition on Monday, when an AV-8B II Harrier jet made its final descent into the coastal Oregon town in front of hundreds of aviation enthusiasts. Pilot James ...
The Aviationist

From Combat to Exhibit: Preparing an AV-8B+ Harrier II for Museum Display

The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum showed in a video of a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B+ Harrier II was demilitarized and moved to its new home. The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum ...
The National Interest

This Is the Fighter Jet the Marines Can’t Live Without

The design of the Harrier jump jet has allowed the Marine Corps to project air power in ways that would not have been possible with conventional aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a ...
Stars and Stripes

History in Spades: Storied Marine Corps squadron writes last chapter of Harrier flight

This story has been corrected. The Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron recently took another step toward the service’s retirement of a venerable vertical takeoff aircraft to make way for its ...
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Denver air and space museum debuts legendary aircraft

The aircraft will also be open to cockpit tours on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as part of the museum's Cockpit Demo Day. The museum said the AV-8B+ Harrier II is one of the most ...
Southeast Missourian

Boeing delivers last Harrier II jet

ST. LOUIS -- Boeing Co. has delivered its final Harrier II jet, ending 22 years of building or modifying the distinctive aircraft in St. Louis. About 600 people gathered at Boeing's manufacturing ...