McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

[Joe Copalman]

Whoa.  He looks seriously grumpy.  "I asked for a radar bird."

[Tower Guy]

Beautiful angle, composition, color and overall outstanding photograph Jeff.

P.S.  He does looked pissed.

[Scott Youmans]

Harvey said it well...

[Scott Youmans]

Preparing for VTO

[Tower Guy]

One of the best AV-8 shots I have seen and I have seen quite a few. That low angle is killer, such a clean shot from that angle, great work Scott.

[Scott Youmans]

Thank you very much Harvey.  The pilot is a former VMAT-203 instructor, now with MAG-13.  He was test flying the aircraft that morning.  That particular Harrier was later lost near Felicity, CA.  Between Yuma and El Centro.

[Jeff D. Welker]

AV-8B CHEMTRAILER

[David Loera]

Flaps Shmaps

An old one from 2010

[Mike Margolis]

Saw something interesting the other day just before sunset... Four bags of gas on a Harrier. I was not paying attention to the scanner and missed his clearance, but figure he was either going on a very long flight (for a Harrier), or maybe just moving empty tanks around. Joe mentioned VMA-214 is involved in an ITX at 29 Palms (I was born on base at the Stumps) and maybe it was just logistics.

Harrier 4 bags gas VMA-214 Yuma - 2258 by Mike Margolis Photography, on Flickr

[Mike Margolis]

Earlier in the departure sequence - this is what caught my eye
Harrier 4 bags gas VMA-214 takeoff Yuma - 2235 by Mike Margolis Photography, on Flickr

[Brian Lockett]

Harriers of VMAT-203 Hawks at MCAS Yuma on February 19, 2015:

AV-8B BuNo 163863


TAV-8B BuNo 163191


AV-8B BuNo 164146

[Jay Beckman]

TAV-8B RTB-ing

[Jay Beckman]

Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?

[Scott Youmans]

Nightmare at 13K

[Scott Youmans]

Offline Banking