Sea Harrier FSR1 1980-86

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Fred Martin
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Sea Harrier FSR1 1980-86

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Here's a small selection of early SHAR'S , mostly photographed at Yeovilton in the days when the FAA still had fixed wing strike aircraft , not to mention the means to deploy them . These were certainly memorable times , wandering down RNAS Yeoviltons flight lines on early morning photographic sessions just after the crack of dawn , with a press pass of course ! I cannot imagine that a line of JSFs could ever have the same appeal .

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Nice jump jet shots Fred.

Are there any more?
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Super once again Fred. :clap: :cool:

Please keep the threads coming.

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Stunning!

How long did it take the SHARS to come out of their all-over Dark Sea Grey?

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Just what I needed that - awesome photo's Fred :yahoo:

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Outstanding shots of a lovely aircraft...........................

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Just awesome, what a fantastic record of a great aircraft, you have got some great photos there, good to see the old markings on them again,
many thanks for sharing these with us,
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Another awesome set, easily the best looking of the Harrier versions. :clap: :clap:

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Your best thread yet Fred, stunning pics of a stunning jet :love:
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Must have been standing next to you for some of these, Fred - as I have virtually identical shots buried in the archive. Hope you don't mind if I add a couple...

Reckon you must have missed the 1979 show, otherwise I'm sure you would have posted this tasty example from 700A Squadron. It was the only one I got carrying these markings...

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And a low angle one from 1980...when the Sea Harrier undoubtedly looked its best. A nice paint scheme, colourful markings, pristine jets and good access to boot. What more could you ask for?

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Very nice, top quality shots. Again Fred they look like they came straight off a DSLR! Thought the SHar looked fantastic innthe original markings with their squadron marked tails. More please.
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Thanks Lindsay , but I don't usually miss much . Here are a couple of extra shots , XZ451 in flight and a comparitivly rare shot of an 800NAS machine visiting Binbrook . I was saving these for a future posting sometime soon.

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Excellent again Fred, I assume they are scanned from slides, the quality is superb.

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Think 003 is actually an 801 NAS aircraft.

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Indeed it is 801 Sqn.
A fantastic set of shot's Fred.......takes me back to '84-'85 when I lived 1/2 a mile from the base......I do miss the old Shar!!

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Fred, excellent, simply excellent, every one of those photos i would proudly display on my wall, just love that colour, and those 2 classic NAS tail fins, will we ever see the like again??

F35, we will see, they are going ot cost so much, F18s are half the price, there is a new US report commissioned by Obana looking at cost saving, saying they dont need all the F35s.
anyway your photos are simply beautiful, if only i could one one fly like this again,

more please :yahoo:

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Some interesting cars in the background to photo 4, especially the white Austin 1800 Landcrab

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