Royal Air Force and
Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier and Harrier GR1 shown in aviation art prints by
leading aviation artists, available from Cranston Fine Arts, the aviation
art company.
Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor.
A pilots eye view of the last seconds of a Mirage V at the hands of 801 Naval Air C.O., Commander Sharkey Ward, flying a Sea Harrier from H.M.S. Invincible on May 21, 1982, in a ferocious dogfight during the Battle of Falkland Sound.
Item Code : DHM2120
Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
April evening: Wittering, 1993. Seventy five years after the formation of the Royal Air Force, Michael Rondot now portrays the most important new aircraft to enter RAF service, the night-attack Harrier GR7.
Item Code : MR0036
Night Attack by Michael Rondot. - Editions Available
No other jet fighter quite captures the imagination in the same way as the Harrier. To witness it in action for the first time is an experience few can easily come to terms with. A fighter flying at 500 knots and very low is fairly commonplace; but when that same aircraft suddenly decelerates to a standstill and starts flying backwards, hovering like a helicopter before landing vertically on a tiny patch of ground, it takes on a different perspective. Only the Harrier can do this, and in its updated redesigned form, it is continuing to prove its worth as the worlds finest V/STOL close air support fighter. Although capable of VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) performance, the Harrier usually operates in the STOVL mode (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing) allowing it to haul a hefty warload from confined spaces without the need for conventional hard runways. The Harrier is a proven combat aircraft with distinguished service in the Falklands Campaign and the Gulf War. Harrier IIs fro.........
A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the 1982 Falklands Islands conflict.
Item Code : DHM0268
Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. - Editions Available
Essentially an upgrade of the proven Harrier GR.7 as part of a £500m programme, the GR.9's final combat theatre was in the Ground Attack role in Afghanistan, as shown here, releasing a pair of AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles.
Item Code : B0521
Harrier GR.9 by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
A symbolic study of the very first two Sea Harriers to fly with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, 700 Alpha Squadron, commanded by Sharkey Ward. Seen overflying Plymouth Harbour, both of these aircraft fought in the Falklands War.
Item Code : DHM2168
Sea Harriers by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
Produced with the co-operation and agreement of 801 Naval Fighter Squadron, Yeovilton, the picture clearly demonstrates the skills of the aircrew and ship crew as a Sea Harrier lines up to land on HMS Illustrious. 801 Squadron was the last to operate this aircraft. In the background is HMS Gloucester which operates in conjunction with Illustrious to provide protection with her Sea Dart missiles. This picture was issued to commemorate the forthcoming stand down of 801 Squadron in March 2006 and the withdrawal from service of the Sea Harrier.
Item Code : DHM2583
Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin. - Editions Available
Harrier GR3s of No. 1 squadron in a secluded hide following a field exercise. The unique vertical take off capabilities of the Harrier allow front-line squadrons to deploy from dispersed sites.
Item Code : SBR0003
GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. - Editions Available
On May 1, 1982 two Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1s, piloted by F/Lt. Paul Barton and Lt. Steve Thomas encountered two Argentinean Mirage III fighters near the Falkland Islands. The Mirage fighters were piloted by Capt. Garcia Cuerva and Lt. Carlos Perona. The two jets approached the airspace around Task Force 317, which was sailing to the Falklands to retake them from occupying Argentine forces. Sea Harriers were launched to intercept the Mirage fighters. The Mirages fired first at about five miles distance, but their missiles failed to lock on to their targets. Turning to the left the Mirage jets soon found the two Harriers on their tails. Barton fell in behind Perona and Thomas took a bead on the jet flown by Cuerva. Firing their Sidewinder, air-to-air, missiles, the Harrier pilots got a hit on Peronas Mirage. Perona ejected from his aircraft and came down in shallow water near West Falkland Island. Cuervas Mirage was damaged by the missile fired by Thomas, and he at.........
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Vertical Take off Royal
Air Force and Royal Navy ground attack fighter. with a maximum speed
of 737mph and a ceiling of over 50,000 feet. range of 260 miles.
The Harriers armament consisted of two 30mm Aden guns and up to 5000 lb of
bombs, Rockets or other armaments under the wings.
The Worlds First vertical take off and landing combat
aircraft the Hawker Siddeley Harriers first arrived with No. 1
squadron Royal Air Force in July 1969. and with a variety of modifications
and changes (Harrier GR 1, Harrier T2, Harrier GR3 and finally the British
Aerospace Sea Harrier FRG1) The Sea Harrier commenced trials in 1977.
The Fleet Air Arm received their first harriers just in time for the
Falklands Conflict.
GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown
Harrier GR3s of No. 1 squadron in a secluded hide following a field
exercise. The unique vertical take off capabilities of the Harrier allow
front-line squadrons to deploy from dispersed sites.
Signed by Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire and test pilot John
Farley.
Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea
A Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an
Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near
miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the
1982 Falklands Islands conflict.
Gauntlet by Michael Rondot
Gauntlet portrays a bomb-laden Harrier from the RAF Strike Attack
Operational Evaluation Unit in STO (Short Take Off) motion, transitioning
to forward flight from a short take off run at about 100 knots as the
aircraft rapidly accelerates to cruising speed. It is carrying two AIM 9L
Sidewinder missiles, ADEN 25mm cannon pods and seven Hunting BL755 cluster
bombs - double the warload of earlier Harrier variants.
For Real by
Robert Tomlin Bob was kept busy during the winter months of 1999 and one of his
stunning results is this Harrier picture, commissioned by 1(F) Squadron
Wittering, England. The scenario is the Kosovan war and the action
taken during that time in trying to bring about settlement
Harrier Jump Jet A fighter flying at 500 knots and very low is fairly commonplace;
but when that same aircraft decelerates to a standstill and starts flying
backwards, hovering like a helicopter before landing vertically on a tiny
patch of ground, it takes on a different perspective. Only the Harrier can
do this. Although capable of VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing)
performance, the Harrier usually operates in the STOVL mode (Short Take
Off and Vertical Landing), allowing it to haul a hefty warload from
confined spaces without the need for conventional runways. The Harrier is
a proven combat aircraft with distinguished service in the Falklands Campaign
and the Gulf War. Harrier IIs from the United States Marine Corps flew
hundreds of close air support and interdiction missions during Operation
Desert Storm from forward air strips close to the Saudi/Kuwait border
which could not be used by other, conventional attack aircraft.
Night Attack by Michael Rondot April evening:
Wittering, 1993. 75 years after the formation of the
Royal Air Force, Michael Rondot now portrays the most important new
aircraft to enter RAF service, the night attack Harrier GR7. Print is signed by 8 pilots : AW Bill Bedford OBE AFC
FRAeS, John
Farley, Chris Roberts, Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr KCB KBE AFC, Air
Vice-Marshal Peter Squire DFC AFC, Air Marshal Dick Johns CB CBE LVO,
Group Captain Pete Day AFC and Group Captain Chris Burwell MBE.
