Last of the Harriers - 16-1.jpg (0/1)

[RustY ©]

Someone sent these to me before the holidays so its not me up there with
the whip. [From the exif it could be Jamie Hunter] These Harriers did a fly
past over a few east coast airfields for the last time.

[Orval Fairbairn[_2_]]

In article >,
"RustY ©" > wrote:

> Someone sent these to me before the holidays so its not me up there with
> the whip. [From the exif it could be Jamie Hunter] These Harriers did a fly
> past over a few east coast airfields for the last time.

WOW! A 16-ship formation and a nice job, to boot!

[gareth]

We are definatly poorer as a nation
nic pics though cheers for sharing them

"RustY ©" > wrote in message
...
> Someone sent these to me before the holidays so its not me up there with
> the whip. [From the exif it could be Jamie Hunter] These Harriers did a
> fly
> past over a few east coast airfields for the last time.

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)]

On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 22:04:30 -0000, "gareth" >
wrote:

>We are definatly poorer as a nation
>nic pics though cheers for sharing them
>
>"RustY ©" > wrote in message
...
>> Someone sent these to me before the holidays so its not me up there with
>> the whip. [From the exif it could be Jamie Hunter] These Harriers did a
>> fly
>> past over a few east coast airfields for the last time.

Seems the F-35B STOVL variant of the Lightning II is "on probation"
and could well be cancelled:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=2a00974c-5542-4c43-8891-e1ad6b93cdf9

Perhaps the US Marines will be in the market for the RAF birds...?