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English: Pictured are six pre-production Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1s photographed at the manufacturer's test facility at Dunsfold aerodrome , Surrey, in 1968.

The first Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron to be equipped with the Harrier GR.1, No. 1 Squadron , started to convert to the aircraft at RAF Wittering in April 1969.

During the Harrier's service, the RAF positioned the bulk of the aircraft in West Germany to defend against a potential invasion of Western Europe by the Warsaw Pact forces; the unique abilities of the Harrier allowed the RAF to disperse their forces away from vulnerable airbases .

  • Some of these images have had some dodging and burning done and have been retouched to remove detritus and dust and scratch marks only*
  • Organisation: Royal Air Force (RAF)
  • Object Name: T-7940
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Dunsfold, Harrier, STOVOL, Aircraft, Equipment, People, Historic
  • Keywords: Historic, Royal Air Force, RAF, Harrier, GR1, Historic Aircraft, Cold War Era, RAF 100
  • Country: UK
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Author Air Historical Branch-RAF
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( Reusing this file ) 		Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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