In 2025 the event took ‘Commemorate, Celebrate, Innovate’ as its central theme linking aviation history to the next ...

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 is part of modernization. The change is part of service-wide ...

Well known for its role in the Falklands War, the Harrier went on to serve in many other conflicts including in Bosnia and Iraq in the 1990s. The RAF and Royal Navy Harrier squadrons joined forces in ...

The Royal Air Force was the first to operate the aircraft, with its No. 1 Squadron receiving the Harrier GR1 in April 1969, and it was only retired from service in 2011, giving it 41 years with ...

They will be backed by counterparts from the RAF's famed 617 Squadron ... British warship was in November 2010 when a Harrier from 800 Naval Air Squadron touched down on HMS Ark Royal.

The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) 14 Squadron will retire its long-standing nickname, “the Crusaders,” following a complaint. The decision, first reported by The Daily Mail, was made after an internal ...

which unified the Harrier squadrons of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy into a single command structure. This development was the culmination of years of increasing coordination between the ...

Squadron Leader Mark Long ... to the Harrier GR7/9 and was posted to RAF Cottesmore. He was the last RAF Harrier pilot qualified to conduct operations off an aircraft carrier.

On completion of his instructional tour, Mark converted to the Harrier GR7/9 and was posted to 1(F) Squadron, RAF Cottesmore. He was the last RAF Harrier pilot qualified to conduct operations off an ...

Squadron Leader Mark Long ... to the Harrier GR7/9 and was posted to RAF Cottesmore. He was the last RAF Harrier pilot qualified to conduct operations off an aircraft carrier.