Maj. Luke “Espo” Esposito of Marine Attack Squadron 214 “Blacksheep” from MCAS Yuma performing a vertical takeoff during the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II tactical demo at the 2015 Yuma Airshow. #aviation #aviationphotography | Norman Graf Aviation Photography

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The world’s most inclusive line-up of Harriers is set to gain an AV-8B Harrier II . It joins an early Hawker Kestrel, three Hawker-Siddeley Harriers, a British Aerospace Harrier II, and Sea Harrier. The McDonnell Douglas produced Harrier II gives the collection a variant in every major iteration of the Harrier, a legend in vertical short take-off and landing (V/STOL). This one holds the distinction of being the surviving aircraft with the most combat flight hours of its kind. | Pima Air and Spac