Goodbye Harrier - RAF Cottesmore 24.11.2010

Spent a very enjoyable morning at RAF Cottesmore and also managed to bag the x4 Harriers coming back from Ark Royal for the final time before the Harriers retirement.

Anyway here is my take on the mornings action!

Cheers

Gav

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very good, i love the harrier shame there going out of service.
and the new typhoon can kick some ass, saw a few on the east coast a few weeks ago

great set! What will be on the Ark Royal for the time being? Just helos?

Great shots of a great aircraft.

^^^^yeah that^^^^

Love the first shot.

Andrushka wrote in post #11352523
What will be on the Ark Royal for the time being? Just helos?

I don't think they're going to have anything on it at all. From what I've read they unloaded all weaponry in Scotland before visiting the Tyne earlier this week and are heading to Hamburg for a visit before returning to Portsmouth and staying there until there's a definite date for decommissioning.
There were two helicopters on deck when it was moored on the Tyne - along with these four Harriers - but I think they were just for people to look at during the visit.

No 1 is just so Great, Nice set, thank you

Great captures, hope it doesn't turn out that the Government has shot itself in the foot with this decision.

This is a nice series of images.

. . . great series on the Harrier !!

Wow, im not really into planes but number 1 is absolutely amazing. WOW

Great series; I think #1's the real winner, though. I'd frame that one!

Great Series.

I admit I'm stunned that the Harrier is being taken off the line. I think our Marines would rebel if the USMC tried to do the same before the F-35 is proven to be up to the drill.

Jay I remember all the problems the Corps had when they first came into the fleet. The Marines are still flying CH-46s. My squadron at Cubi Point were still flying D models that were in Nam. The Corps is always the last to get an upgrade.

Excellent series. The first pic really turned out well.