Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land ...

With VSTOL capabilities way ahead of their time, the AV-8B II Harrier "Jump Jet" will go down in history as one of the Marine Corps' most legendary aircraft.

The United States Marine Corps on Wednesday celebrated the end of service for the AV-8 Harrier, the vertical takeoff and landing jet that’s been an icon of Marine aviation for 55 years, a favorite of ...

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

America’s tactical aviation fleet is entering one of the most consequential transition periods since the end of the Cold War. From the retirement of battle-proven fighters such as the McDonnell ...

Last month, the American Marine Corps retired its 55-year-old AV-8B Harrier II Jump Jets, whose four rotating jet engine nozzles allowed it to hover and take off or land vertically. That allowed the ...

The service is transitioning its fleet of vertical take-off and landing “jump jets” to the Lockheed Martin F-35B. Wednesday 3 June will mark a seminal milestone in the aviation world: the end of ...

I remember when I first saw images of an AV-8B Harrier jump jet landing on the deck of some ship lost in the surrounding water. I was just a kid with a passion for military hardware, but I was so ...

The Marine Corps is poised to say goodbye to one of its hallmark historic aircraft, the AV-8B Harrier II, the British-designed “jump jet” that became a key weapon in battlefronts across four decades.

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 ...

An AV-8B II Harrier "Jump Jet" taking off from a runway - Jose Gil/Shutterstock Certain attributes can lift an aircraft from being just another airplane to attaining legendary status. Take the ...