Harrier crash in NC

[Devildoc]

Pilot ejected and all is well.

Marine Corps Harrier jet from Cherry Point crashes in NC

 

[Gunz]

They're too old. They've been patching them up with spare parts from the UK's even older Harrier IIs.

Glad nobody got hurt.

 

[Devildoc]

They're too old. They've been patching them up with spare parts from the UK's even older Harrier IIs.

Glad nobody got hurt.

Not a terribly uncommon occurrence in eastern NC, seems to happen every couple years.

 

[Grunt]

I hate any and all training deaths and/or injuries. Glad this one ended well.

 

[Blizzard]

The Harrier can't be put out to pasture fast enough.

 

[AWP]

High optempo, not enough funding for Mx, reduced flying hours, old airframes...I'm a little surprised more AV-8's aren't dropping.

 

[DA SWO]

High optempo, not enough funding for Mx, reduced flying hours, old airframes...I'm a little surprised more AV-8's aren't dropping.

MC F-18 fleet is in worse shape, they took Navy A models out of the boneyard because they had fewer frame hours.

 

[Devildoc]

When I was a reservist I did a couple ATs aboard Pedro with VMR-1 (sadly disbanded). A couple times a week we spun up because of Harriers having issues where the pilot was thinking about ejecting. It never materialized, but just goes to show those old Harriers are being ridden harder than Lana Rhoades. They can't be replaced fast enough.

Eastern NC is a graveyard of downed Harriers, Ospreys, helos, and I think a couple F-18s.

 

[Gunz]

So where are the F35 Bs and Cs...still having teething issues are we?