In June 2014, during routine flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, Marine Corps Captain William ...
Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...
With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd in June of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating ...
All good things must come to an end—and it was last week that the final two United States Marine Corps pilots completed training on the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) ...
Summary: The AV-8B Harrier jet, a cornerstone of U.S. Marine Corps aviation for nearly four decades, is nearing its final flight. -With its unique ability for vertical takeoff and landing, the Harrier ...