Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet that has a rich history dating back from 1969. Footage Credit: US Marines ,Derivative Work by The Daily Aviation ...

The last of the Marine Corps’ venerable AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets will be retired in June, to be replaced by the F-35B. The design of the Harrier jump jet has allowed the Marine Corps to project ...

Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a ...

An AV-8B Harrier belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, maneuvers into position during an air-to-air refuel training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 14, 2015. (Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Marine Corps) ...

There are plenty of people out there who love to watch things getting repaired or maintained. What follows below is for you guys, a visual treat on how U.S. Marines care for the AV-8B Harrier. The ...

Maj. Nicholas Tyson, an AV-8B Harrier II pilot, takes a seat in the cockpit of his aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2019. (Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel ...

An Italian Navy “Jump Jet” landed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Med Sea. On Jul. 18, 2018, an AV-8B+ Harrier II belonging to the I GRUPAER (Gruppo Aerei ...

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 ...

This story has been corrected. The Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron recently took another step toward the service’s retirement of a venerable vertical takeoff aircraft to make way for its ...

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft operating aboard the USS Kearsarge in the Mediterranean was damaged earlier this month after a loose grounding wire was sucked into the plane's engine. The incident occurred ...