Harrier GR 7/9 Units in Combat

Michael Napier, Gareth Hector, Janusz Swiatlon

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English

Osprey
03 April 2024

History; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Gulf War; Terrorism, armed struggle; Air forces & warfare; Military aircraft

Series: Combat Aircraft

Former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier chronicles the action-packed history of the Harrier GR 7/9, and its missions in West Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan over a 14-year period of ceaseless operations.

The Harrier GR 7/9 was at the ‘tip of the spear’ for the RAF when it came to employing weapons against well-equipped standing armies and irregular forces in the 1990s and during the first decade of the new millennium. Assigned to the Harrier GR 7/9 Force, the aircraft undertook No Fly Zone patrols over northern Iraq, supported UN forces in the Balkans and embarked in Royal Navy carriers to bolster the RAF presence ashore in the Arabian Gulf. Harrier GR 7s also flew from HMS Illustrious over Sierra Leone in 2000 and were involved in the second Gulf War during early 2003 acting as Close Air Support for Coalition forces.

Using first-hand accounts from his extensive Service contacts, supported by both official and personal photographs and 30 artwork profiles illustrating the wide range of colours worn and ordnance employed by the ‘jump jet’, Michael Napier provides a rare insider’s look at the deployment of Harrier GR 7/9 up to its withdrawal from RAF service in 2010. Moreover, Napier also covers the numerous upgrades received by the aircraft over the years, from more powerful engines to the creation of the GR 9/9A variants in 2005.

By: Michael Napier
Illustrated by: Gareth Hector, Janusz Swiatlon
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 151
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 182mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781472857613
ISBN 10: 1472857615
Series: Combat Aircraft
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 03 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Napier is the author of 11 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including RAF Tornado Units of the Gulf War I and RAF Tornado Units in Combat 1992-2019 published by Osprey. Michael spent nearly ten years flying the Tornado GR 1 from RAF Bruggen in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was an airline pilot for 21 years before retiring in 2018 to concentrate on writing. He lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The illustrators for this title are Gareth Hector (cover) and Janusz Swiatlon (profile artwork).

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Using first-hand accounts from his extensive Service contacts, supported by both official and personal photographs and 30 artwork profiles illustrating the wide range of colours worn and ordnance employed by the 'jump jet', Michael Napier provides a rare insider's look at the deployment of Harrier GR 7/9 up to its withdrawal from RAF service in 2010. * Aeroscale *