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RAF Harrier GR.7 pilot recalls the recce mission he and his wingman flew above the crash site of two US Army UH-60 Black Hawks shot down in error by two USAF F-15s – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The low-level recce was operationally sound (and, in the event, produced pictures confirming the aircraft as UH-60 Black Hawks)’ Sqn Ldr I MacDonald, Harrier GR.7 pilot. Advertise Famous throughout the world as the first jet fighter capable of vertical take-off and landing, the Harrier was utilised by the Royal Air Force as a ground attack …

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The story of the man that sued Pepsi for Not Giving him a Harrier Jump Jet – The Aviation Geek Club

The campaign was simple: you could collect points from Pepsi labels by buying Pepsi products. Once you collected points you could claim prizes like t-shirts, sunglasses, or – for 7 million points – a Harrier Jet. The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of …

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The US government allowed a T-2 Buckeye trainer to be exported to South Africa to help train Chinese carrier pilots due to false information given by former USMC Harrier pilot, Indictment Says – The Aviation Geek Club

A T-2 Buckeye aircraft was bought from a US aircraft dealer for the training, by providing false information that resulted in the US government issuing an export licence. US authorities are alleging that Australian pilot Daniel Duggan – a former US Marine Corps (USMC) Harrier pilot -detained in Australia was involved in training Chinese military …

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Former USMC Harrier pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia – The Aviation Geek Club

The arrest came the same week Britain warned dozens of former military pilots to stop working in China or face prosecution on national security grounds under new laws. A former US Marine Corps (USMC) pilot who flew Harriers while in service has been arrested in Australia at the request of the FBI, Alert 5 first …

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F-15 Pilot explains how fighting against “VIFFing Harriers” taught Eagle Drivers how to win air engagements against fighters with thrust vectoring – The Aviation Geek Club

‘VIFF stood for “vectoring thrust in launch forward flight” and entailed rotating the variable angle jet nozzles mounted to the sides of the fuselage downward,’ Doug Dildy, former F-15 pilot. Since during the Cold War the mission of the F-15 and the men (and now women) who flew it was (and actually still is) air …

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