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15 years ago: Last operational British Harrier flights
On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service ...
58 years, 2 navies, one war: A short history of one of the world's longest-serving aircraft carriers
Aircraft carriers have been a dominant naval asset for nearly a century. Their high cost and sturdy construction means those flattops often serve for decades. One of the longest-serving was HMS Hermes ...
It’s the first time British jets land on a British aircraft carrier since the retirement of the Harrier GR9 in 2010 The Operational Test 1, as dubbed on a patch circulating among the carrier’s crew, ...
It has been more than five years since the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense shuttered its Harrier fleet, eventually selling it to the U.S. for a song. Here's a throwback video from Nov. 24, 2010 ...
HMS Edinburgh getting supplies at the Kola Inlet 1942. This story was written by my father David Moore for publication in Warship World 1990. "THE LOSS OF HMS EDINBURGH" HARRIER AND THE SWEEPERS HMS ...
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is due to depart HMNB Portsmouth this weekend for Exercise Strike Warrior, hosting F-35Bs from 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron. This will be the ...
UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious steamed up the river Thames on Tuesday to the City of London with a full-scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter displayed at the ...
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