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Wouldn’t those Harriers be obsolete 30+ year old overworked mule horses by now ?

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One for hovering buyers: RAF Harrier jump jet that flew over the Falklands is advertised for sale on second-hand car website

‘Complete’ 1976 Hawker Harrier GR3 was also used in Germany and Belize
The plane was last flown in 1990 and has spent the past 22 years in storage
Harrier jets are one of history’s best loved and most recognisable aircraft
They were introduced by the RAF in 1969 and used until the end of 2011

By John Hall

Published: 12:00 EST, 27 March 2014 | Updated: 15:33 EST, 27 March 2014

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2590902/One-hovering-buyers-RAF-Harrier-jump-jet-flew-Falklands-advertised-sale-second-hand-car-website.html#ixzz3s0nBb8Ml
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[Mariner]

USN was flying the AV-8b off the USS Tarawa (LHA-1) in 1981.

Thy are still effective air support for men on the ground, but not classic "attack" aircraft like the A-4, A-6, FA-18.

Insufficient load and range for that role.

It's more like an AH-64 Apache that carries a couple of bombs.

And Marines love 'em.