The “Harrier Sundown Celebration” will be hosted by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from June 1-4.

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 air power in ways that would not have been possible with conventional aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a ...

“It’s bittersweet, all the good things have to come to an end; it’s our turn soon, but not yet” a Jump Jet pilot told us at MCAS Cherry Point Airshow. Over the weekend of May 11 and 12, at Marine ...

The Harrier II (AV-8B) is a single- or two-seat, single-engine ground- attack aircraft now out of production. Through 1998, Boeing/McDonnell Douglas and BAE had built 428 Harrier II ...

Arguably the most overlooked aircraft in the U.S. military inventory is the AV-8B Harrier. People seem to forget the Harrier exists, let alone has served admirably in the U.S. Marine... Summary and ...

The Harrier II is out of production. Through 1998, 428 Harrier II vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft were produced by Boeing/McDonnell Douglas and BAE. The Harrier II is a single- or ...