McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

[Jeff D. Welker]

Into The Storm

[wingsnstuff]

Dave/Jeff

Very nice shots of the Harriers. 

[Scott Youmans]

AV-8B - VMA-223

[Jeff D. Welker]

[Jeff D. Welker]

[Paul Dumm]

Jell-air

[Barry Griffiths]

 
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II V/STOL 165580 US Marines VMA-513 "Flying Nightmares" (Color Bird) USMCAS Yuma, AZ by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Barry Griffiths]

 
McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B Harrier II V/STOL 163191 US Marines VMAT-203 "Hawks" USMCAS Cherry Point, NC by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[bilwor]

Boeing AV-8B+(R) Harrier II Plus USMC 165580 WF-01 VMA-513 Flying Nightmares MCAS Yuma
KNYL MCAS Yuma & Yuma International Airport

[Scott Youmans]

VMAT-203 "T-Bird"

[Joe Copalman]

Gorgeous shot, Scott.  Love the aggressive angle.  Pretty cool to see a rocket pod on a Harrier too.

[Scott Youmans]

Thanks Joe.  The aggressive angle was the result of editing rather than stick input on the part of the Harrier's pilot!  The subtle horizon was added to cover my tracks.  Interesting how a little turning of the photo can change the perceived attitude of the aircraft.  I first noticed that effect when I was trying to keep the horizontal plane of the camera in line with the direction of flight of a climbing airliner in order that the Mode 2 Image Stabilization would act entirely in the right direction.  The photo ended up making the airliner look as though it was banking.  I still use the technique sometimes but generally straighten the image to the proper orientation.

[Scott Youmans]

Tigers at WTI - May 2010

[Daniel DeSart]

Williams Gateway 4/5/2012 (This was actually shot with my little Nikon)

[Scott Youmans]

Canned Heat