A U.S. Marine Corps A/V-8B Harrier receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Feb. 24, 2012. The 908th EARS provides critical air refueling to aircraft in the area of responsibility, delivering more than one million gallons of fuel to the fight every day. In 2011, the 908th EARS offloaded more than 390 million pounds of fuel to more than 28,000 aircraft, flew more than 36,700 hours in almost 4,600 missions. The average sortie length for a KC-10 mission in Southwest Asia is about eight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)
The Harrier is one of my favourite aircraft.
The UK used to operate a handful of these attack planes, which they originally developed, before they were retired in December 2010 to save money. All 72 British Harriers were then bought wholesale by the US Marine Corps last December for just US$180 million.
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