Sea Harriers fly with F-15s one last time

Posted on: Feb. 10th, 2006 || Source: estripes.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Sea Harriers fly with F-15s one last time

RAF LAKENHEATH, England - It wasn't the first time Royal Navy FA2 Sea Harrier and 48th Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle jets collaborated in the sky to rehearse combat scenarios, but it will be the last when a two-week training exercise ends Friday.

Next month, the 801st Air Squadron — the last Sea Harrier detachment left in the Royal Navy — will decommission its beloved aircraft, which earned its fame from the Falklands War.

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