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3 x RAF Harrier for sale - are these any good?

Those costs are amazingly low. The Harrier was quoted in some govt stats at £40k/hr, but of course there are loads of ways of accounting

The F16 is indeed great value. Probably half of the cost of the Eurofighter.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

Bit of thread drift here…

Landing back at my base, Prescott Az., I heard a call “Harrier, flight of 6”. Thinking this is some sort of exotic homebuilt, I taxied in and parked. Leaving the airplane, I looked at the approach and was gobsmacked, stunned, joyous to see a flight of 6 Harriers on Final! They landed and taxied to the FBO ramp where they shut down. This was of course the US Marine Corps.

Well I made my way over there and said to the FBO guy who I know “do you think they’d let me (a foreigner) on the ramp?” “Sure” he said and introduced me to the CO, who then gave me a tour. I expressed regret about how we didn’t have any now and he said “Don’t worry about that – they’re all here now”. It turned out two of the pilots were Brits as well – one RAF and one RN.

The CO told me there was no immediate threat to them keeping flying (this was maybe 2015) but I don’t know the current situation ref F35, etc..

EGBW / KPRC, United Kingdom
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