The Harrier took to the skies in December, 1967. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II was the star of the Marine Corps in Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. This book charts Hawker Aircraft Ltd from Sopwith onwards, considering its future replacement, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Mark A. Chambers works for the NASA Langley Research Center and lives in Newport News, Virginia.