Harrier GR3s of
No.1 Squadron Royal Air Force during field exercises. Aviation art print
of the unique Harrier GR3 by Stuart Brown, available from Cranston Fine
Arts.
GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. Harrier GR3s of No. 1 squadron in a secluded hide following a field
exercise. The unique vertical take off capabilities of the Harrier allow
front-line squadrons to deploy from dispersed sites.
Signed by Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire and test pilot John
Farley.
Chief of Air Staff Sir Peter Squire began his operational flying
career flying Hunters in Singapore. He became an instructor on the Hunter
before flying Gnats with the Red Arrows, later returning to operational
flying on the Harrier. In 1981 he took command of No.1 Squadron, RAF
Wittering and during the battle for the Falklands, led the Squadron into
action for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
John Farley is a highly respected test pilot who has flown all
variants of the Harrier family. After time as a flying instructor at
Cranwell, he joined the Empire Test Pilots School at RAE Bedford. As
project test pilot on the P1127 in 1964, he started what was to become 19
years of Harrier test flying. In his career he has flown over 80 types of
aircraft and in 1990 became the first western pilot invited to fly the
Russian Mig-29.
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