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Where Can You See a Retired AV-8B Harrier II Jet in 2025?

After 40 years of service, the AV-8B Harrier II is being retired, with some aircraft heading to museums as the Marine Corps transitions to the F-35B. In late May, Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), ...
Voz Populi

Goodbye to the AV-8B Harrier: the Marines are retiring vertical takeoff’s old icon, and the gap it leaves is not just nostalgic for commanders

The U.S. Marine Corps has formally said goodbye to the AV-8B Harrier II, ending a 55-year Harrier chapter that turned vertical and short takeoff into a Marine aviation signature. At Marine Corps Air ...

Here's what the US Marine Corps actually loses by trading the AV-8B Harrier for the F-35B

Out with old, in with the new for the USMC, but what's the catch?
The Aviationist

From Combat to Exhibit: Preparing an AV-8B+ Harrier II for Museum Display

The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum showed in a video of a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B+ Harrier II was demilitarized and moved to its new home. The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum ...
Yahoo

End of an era: The Dust Devils and one final homage to the Harrier

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, California — The "Dust Devils" of the Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-31) ...
Flying

Arizona Museum Becomes New Home for Retired Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier

The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, is the new home for a retired U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+ light attack jet (BuNo 165574). This specific Harrier jet boasts a notable service ...
Stars and Stripes

Marines plan ‘sundown’ salute for AV-8B Harrier II jet as it leaves service

The legacy of the Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II ground-attack “jump jet” will be celebrated during a week’s worth of events late this spring in North Carolina. The “Harrier Sundown Celebration” will ...
Stars and Stripes

Marines bid farewell to AV-8B Harrier II in ‘Sundown Ceremony’

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing bid farewell to the AV-8B Harrier II in a “Sundown Ceremony” Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. The Harrier jump jet was in service for ...
The Aviationist

VX-31 Bids Farewell to the AV-8B Harrier II

The Dust Devils of VX-31 concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown flight at China Lake. The Dust Devils of the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 concluded the AV-8B ...
SlashGear

Where Was The Legendary Harrier Jump Jet Made And Who Made It?

The Harrier Jump Jet is one of the most iconic fighter jets to enter service, and its incredible capabilities — one of which is to take off and land vertically — is one of the reasons why it had such ...
The National Interest

Final U.S. Marines Receive AV-8B Harrier Pilot Designations

All good things must come to an end—and it was last week that the final two United States Marine Corps pilots completed training on the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) ...