Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mugs

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, developed in the 1960s, was the first of the Harrier Jump Jet series of aircraft. It was the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities

Hawker Siddeley Harrier in WPAP Illustration

The "Harrier Jump Jet" was the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era.

A Royal Air Force Harrier GR7

Royal Air Force Harrier GR3 thunders through the snow capped hills

Ideal for Indian Navy Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and Indian military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Indian Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and British naval aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and British naval aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and British naval aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Indian Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and British naval aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and British naval aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Perfect for pilots, flight simulator gamers, AV-8A Harrier model kit builders and military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool AV8A Harrier gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for RAF Harrier GR3 veterans, flight simulator gamers, Harrier GR3 model kit builders and Britishmilitary aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Ideal for Indian Navy Sea Harrier veterans, flight simulator gamers, Sea Harrier model kit builders and Indian military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Indian Harrier Jump Jet gift at Christmas and birthdays.

The Harrier jump jet, which was the first vertical take-off aircraft in the world, first came into British military service in 1969. Much of the work to develop it was carried out in the county, with it earning the nickname The Flying Bedstead because of its unusual shape.