
Aircraft | |
---|---|
Registration / Serial: | XV277 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley P-1127 (Kestrel/Harrier) |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley P-1127 (Kestrel/Harrier) |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley P-1127 Harrier |
C/n (msn): | [ XV277 ] |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Location | |
---|---|
City / Airport: | East FortuneMap |
Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | None |
Collection: | National Museum of Flight |
Photo Date: | 12 November 2022 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 525705 |
Photo Comment |
---|
Retained by Hawker Siddeley as a developmental test aircraft and also used by Rolls-Royce for evaluation at Filton, this is the oldest actual Harrier existing (ie not counting its predecessors, the P.1127 and Kestrel). By the late 1980s it had a GR.3 nose fitted and was transferred to the Royal Navy as a ground handling trainer, hence the tail marks it still carries. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 December 2022, and has since been viewed 452 times. |