Aircraft Photo of XV741 | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #310035
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XV741
Military Code:3G
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3
C/n (msn):712004
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:233 OCU
Location
City / Airport:MildenhallMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUN   IATA: MHZ   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Mildenhall Air Fete 1989
 
Photo Date:26 May 1989
Photo by:Lewis Grant
Photo ID: 310035
Photo Comment

Marked "20th Anniversary Trans-Atlantic Air Race". This Harrier XV741 participated in this race held in 1969, with participants travelling from the start point of the Empire State Building and finishing at the Post Office Tower, London. The RAF Harrier pilot was the race winner with the shortest overall elapsed time of 6 hours and 11 minutes. The 1969 race, sponsored by the Daily Mail, was commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first Atlantic crossing by Alcock and Brown.

This photo is copyright © Lewis Grant, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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