Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

British Aerospace FA2

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. British Aerospace FA2 Marker

Inscription. British Aerospace
FA2
Sea Harrier
Strike Fighter
1993-2006

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 32° 8.381′ N, 110° 52.049′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. Marker can be reached from East Valencia Road, 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the eastern section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. British Aerospace GR.5 (a few steps from this marker); Hawker Siddeley FGA.1 Kestrel (a few steps from this marker); Douglas AIR-2A Genie (within shouting distance of this marker); Northrop F-89J (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman A-6E Intruder (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed F-94C (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed F-104D (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

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on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . British Aerospace Sea Harrier.

The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft. It is the second member of the Harrier Jump Jet family developed. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS1 and became informally known as the "Shar". Unusual in an era in which most naval and land-based air superiority fighters were large and supersonic, the principal role of the subsonic Sea Harrier was to provide air defence for Royal Navy task groups centred around the aircraft carriers. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The front of the British Aerospace FA2 Sea Harrier image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The front of the British Aerospace FA2 Sea Harrier

The British Aerospace Sea Harrier image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The British Aerospace Sea Harrier

Sea Harrier using the ski-jump during takeoff from HMS Invincible image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Navy - Stephen L. Batiz, USN, May 3, 1990

4. Sea Harrier using the ski-jump during takeoff from HMS Invincible

A Royal Navy BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 aircraft from 800 Naval Air Squadron taking off from the flight deck of the British light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible (R05) during the NATO Southern Region exercise "Dragon Hammer '90".

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.