US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway(cnn.com)
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US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/us/us-marine-corps-harrier-jump-jet-retirement-intl-hnk-ml
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Not that either the Harrier or F-35B are particularly useful, when configured for vertical takeoff.
No mention of use of the Harrier in the Falklands War…
Strangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.
Strangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.
Old guy meets older guy. Unless this coating was added way after the original Harriers were created.
The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.