https://www.forces.net/news/49-year-old-harrier-looking-home
This Harrier is also no ordinary jet, XV471 was a race winner.
In 1969 the Daily Mail put on a race from the GPO tower to the Empire State Building, or vice versa, to commemorate the transatlantic flight in 1919 by Alcock and Brown.
So she took off from a disused coalfield outside St Pancras and made it to the empire state building in 6hrs 11mins and 57 seconds.
Moggy
By: Thunderbird167 - 8th May 2018 at 17:21
It could always come to NELSAM in Sunderland where from the end of June there is space to put it under cover as our Whirlwind, Wessex and Dragonfly are moving into the newly extended Romney.
By: hampden98 - 6th May 2018 at 12:09
Whatever happened to the Beaujolais nouveau race each year that was always a big thing and in the news?
Seem to recall a Harrier was used for that one year.
By: CADman - 5th May 2018 at 15:26
Think Hendon’s GR3 is currently on tour for the RAF 100th and has been replaced with the 1 sqn GR9 from Cosford.
The photos of the XV741 refurbishment look good, think it was finished in the paint shop at RAF Marham.
Guess it depends if the current owner looking to sell or loan the aircraft to another collection.
For my money either Coventry or Newark would be good homes, although both have late mark Sea Harriers, a GR1 would be great. Sadly I doubt either collection could offer under cover display.
By: scotavia - 5th May 2018 at 10:09
Please hold back from suggesting the RAF museum, they have storage packed with donations which will never be on public display. Far better donate or loan items to the many smaller museums.( unless it is an item for a specific restoration due to be put on display)
The Harrier is at the moment well represented in UK aviation museums. How about being undercover at Gaydon. former RAF base in the company of many record breakers here….? https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/
By: David Burke - 5th May 2018 at 08:47
Already got a GR.3 at Hendon
By: mmitch - 5th May 2018 at 08:21
No room for it in the RAF Museum? Even among the ‘hats.’ 🙁
mmitch.
By: ianwoodward9 - 4th May 2018 at 20:02
As there’s a Boscombe Down connection, what about the BDAC museum at Old Sarum? Anyone there interested?
By: TonyT - 4th May 2018 at 18:31
It’s in the current mag.
By: Moggy C - 4th May 2018 at 18:24
“Unique” removed from thread title.
Moggy
By: scotavia - 4th May 2018 at 16:20
Xv 741 and 744…https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234912114-1969-daily-mail-transatlantic-air-race-harrier/
update on location Tangmere…http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/news/transatlantic-air-race-harrier-arrives-at-tangmere
How the 2 aircraft were used…http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hawkerassociation/hanewsletters/hanewsletter004/transatlanticairrace.html
By: Moggy C - 4th May 2018 at 15:34
The other one?
Did two compete then, and did both finish?
Moggy
By: David Burke - 4th May 2018 at 12:47
The other one is at Tangmere in GR.3 guise. I recall probably 741 as a tatty GR.3 on the OCU at Wittering with an air race script on her reb covers
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