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Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978
Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978
Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978
Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978
Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978

Very Rare The First Harrier II YAV-8B Prototype at St. Louis Airport Oct. 1978

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    Description

    A very rare, original McDonnell Douglas photograph of the first Harrier AV-8B prototype just prior to its maiden flight at Lambert-St. Louis International airport in October 1982.
    "As the USMC wanted a substantially improved Harrier without the development of a new engine, the plan for Harrier II development was authorized by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) in 1976. The United States Navy (USN), which had traditionally procured military aircraft for the USMC, insisted that the new design be verified with flight testing. McDonnell Douglas modified two AV-8As with new wings, revised intakes, redesigned exhaust nozzles, and other aerodynamic changes; the modified forward fuselage and cockpit found on all subsequent aircraft were not incorporated on these prototypes. Designated YAV-8B, the first converted aircraft flew on 9 November 1978, at the hands of Charles Plummer. The aircraft performed three vertical take-offs and hovered for seven minutes at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport."
    Measures 8 x 10
    Box J1119A