Harrier

by Jonathan Glancey

  Branson, Alan,

  Pure Luck: The authorised biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith (Crécy Publishing, 2007)

  Buttler, Tony,

  British Secret Projects: Jet Fighters Since 1950 (Midland Publishing, 2000)

  Calvert, Dennis J.,

  Hawker Siddeley/BAe Harrier: Owners’ Workshop Manual (Haynes, 2012)

  Childress, David Hatcher,

  Vimana: Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis (Adventure Unlimited Press, 1991)

  Davies, Peter and Thornborough, Anthony M.,

  The Harrier Story (Arms and Armour Press, 1996)

  Dow, Andrew,

  Pegasus: The Heart of the Harrier (Pen and Sword Aviation, 2009)

  Evans, Andy,

  BAe/McDonald Douglas Harrier (Crowood Press, 1998)

  Farley, John,

  A View from the Hover: My Life in Aviation (Seager Publishing, 2008)

  Freedman, Lawrence,

  The Official History of the Falklands Campaign. Vol. II: War and Diplomacy (Routledge, 2005)

  Gordon, Yefim,

  Yakovlev Yak-36, Yak-38 & Yak-41: The Soviet ‘Jump Jets’ (Ian Allan, 2008)

  Gunston, Bill,

  Modern Fighting Aircraft: Harrier (Lansdowne Press, 1984)

  Hooker, Stanley,

  Not Much of an Engineer: An Autobiography (Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1984)

  Hunter, Jamie,

  Sea Harrier: The Last British Fighter (Midland Publishing, 2005)

  Jefford, C. G.,

  The RAF Harrier Story (Royal Air Force Historical Society, 2006)

  Jenkins, Dennis R.,

  Boeing/BAe Harrier (Speciality Press, 1998)

  Mack, Peter R.,

  The Harrier Story (Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2007)

  Markman, Steve and Holder, Bill,

  Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight (Schiffer Publishing, 2000)

  Mason, Francis K.,

  Harrier (Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1986)

  Mason, Francis K.,

  Hawker Aircraft since 1920, 3rd edition (Naval Institute Press, 1991)

  Meyer, Ingolf,

  Luftwaffe: Advanced Aircraft Projects to 1945. Vols. 1 and 2 (Midland Publishing, 2006 and 2007)

  Meyer, Ingolf and Schick, Walter,

  Luftwaffe: Secret Projects – Fighters, 1939–45 (Midland Publishing, 1997)

  McLelland, Tim,

  Harrier (Ian Allan, 2011)

  Nordeen, Lon O.,

  Harrier II, Validating V/STOL (Naval Institute Press, 2006)

  Pook, Jerry,

  RAF Harrier: Ground Attack, Falklands (Pen and Sword Books, 2007)

  Robinson, Douglas H.,

  The Zeppelin in Combat: A History of the German Naval Airship Division, 1912–18 (Foulis, 1962)

  Robinson, Douglas H.,

  Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship (University of Washington Press, 1973)

  Rolt, L. T. C.,

  Aeronauts: History of Ballooning (Longman, Green & Co., 1966)

  Swanborough, Gordon and Bowers, Peter M.,

  United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 (Putnam Aeronautical, 1990)

  Vann, Frank,

  Harrier Jump Jet (Bdd Promotional Book Co., 1990)

  Ward, Nigel ‘Sharkey’,

  Sea Harrier over the Falklands: A Maverick at War (Cassell, 1992)

  WEBSITES

  www.harrier.org.uk

  www.raf.mod.uk

  www.seaharrier.co.uk

  INDEX

  Achgelis, Gerd: co-designer of Focke-Wulf Fw ref1, ref2; co-designer of Triebflügeljäger, ref3

  Afghanistan: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; Bagram, ref7, ref8; borders of, ref9; Camp Bastion, ref10, ref11; Kandahar, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15; Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–), ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29; Operation Herrick (2002–), ref30, ref31; Soviet Invasion of (1979–89), ref32, ref33, ref34

  Ahtisaari, Martii: President of Finland, ref1

  Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft: ref1

  Aircraft Research Association: ref1

  al Qaeda: ref1; 9/11 Attacks, ref2, ref3, ref4; strongholds of, ref5

  Albania: ref1

  Alcock, Flight Lieutenant John: ref1

  Alenia Aeronautica: ref1

  Allen, Sir Peter: President of Transport Trust, ref1, ref2

  Allende, Salvador: regime of, ref1

  Ancient Greece: Athens, ref1

  Anders, Bill: background of, ref1

  Arbenz, Colonel Jacobo: regime of, ref1

  Archytas: designer of Pigeon, ref1

  Ardiles, Lt. José: death of, ref1

  Argentina: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; Air Force (AAF), ref7; Buenos Aires, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12; Comodoro Rivadavia, ref13, ref14; Córdoba, ref15; government of, ref16; independence of (1816), ref17; Jewish population of, ref18; military junta of, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23; military of, ref24; navy of, ref25, ref26, ref27; Río Gallegos, ref28

  Argus: ref1

  d’Arlandes, Marquis: role in first successful vertical-take off (1783), ref1

  Armed Forces Christian Union: formerly Army Prayer Union, ref1; personnel of, ref2

  Armstrong, Neil: ref1, ref2

  Armstrong Siddeley: merger with Hawker Aircraft Company, ref1; subsidiaries of, ref2; Viper, ref3

  Armstrong Whitworth: AW.681, ref1

  Auld, Lt. Commander Andy: RAF squadrons led by, ref1

  Australia: ref1, ref2, ref3; Cook’s Discovery of (1770), ref4; military of, ref5, ref6; Sydney, ref7

  A.V. Roe: ref1, ref2

  Avro: ref1; 504K, ref2; facilities of, ref3; Lancaster, ref4; Lincoln, ref5; Vulcan, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  Avrocar: design of, ref1; first free flight (1959), ref2

  Aziz, Tariq: former Iraqi Foreign Minister, ref1

  Ba’ath Party (Iraq): ref1

  Bachem, Erich: role in design of Bachem Ba 349 Natter, ref1

  Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Viper): ref1; design of, ref2; pilots of, ref3

  Bacon, Roger: ref1

  Bader, Douglas: ref1

  BAE Systems plc: ref1, ref2; facilities of, ref3; Hawk, ref4, ref5, ref6; personnel of, ref7, ref8; Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator Pods, ref9; Warton incident (1996), ref10

  Bahrain: ref1

  Baker, Lt. Colonel Bud: ref1

  Baker, Valentine: ref1

  Balmer, Robin: ref1

  Banner, Fiona: ‘Harrier and Jaguar’, ref1

  Barbie, Klaus: ref1

  Barker, Captain Nicholas: ref1

  Barkhorn, Colonel Gerhard: ref1; member of TES, ref2

  Barraza, Lt. Julio: ref1

  Barton, Flight Lt. Paul: ref1

  Batt, Lt. Commander ‘Gordy’: 1death of, ref1

  Bedford, Bill: ref1, ref2, ref3; background of, ref4; Chief Test Pilot for Hawker Siddeley, ref5, ref6

  Begin, Menchaem: ref1

  Belgium: military of, ref1

  Belize (Honduras): ref1; Belize City, ref2; borders of, ref3; independence of (1981), ref4; UK military presence in, ref5

  Bell Aircraft: designs produced by, ref1; facilities of, ref2; personnel of, ref3; X-14, ref4; X-14A, ref5

  Benn, Air Commodore William Wedgwood: family of, ref1; Secretary of State for Air, ref2

  Benn, Michael: death of (1944), ref1; family of, ref2

  Benn, Tony: background of, ref1; family of, ref2; Minister of Science and Technology, ref3

  Berhoz of Khorasan, Prince: ref1

  Berlin Airlift (1948): casualty figures of, ref1

  Blackburn Aircraft: acquired by Hawker Siddeley, ref1, ref2; Buccaneer, ref3, ref4; personnel of, ref5

  Blackmore, Commander James: ref1; Harrier squadrons led by, ref2

  Blair, Tony: administration of, ref1, ref2; defence policies of, ref3, ref4; foreign policy of, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Blérot, Louis: ref1

  Blot, Major Harry W.: ref1

  Boeing Company: 737 (Airliner), ref1; 747 (Ai
rliner), ref2; B-29 Superfortress (Washington), ref3, ref4; B-52 Stratofortress, ref5; 707, ref6, ref7, ref8; Chinook, ref9

  Bokan, Dragoslav: co-founder of White Eagles, ref1

  Bölkow: as part of EWR, ref1

  Borman, Frank: background of, ref1

  Bosnia and Herzegovina: ref1, ref2; ethnic Serbian population of, ref3; independence of (1992), ref4; Muslim population of, ref5

  Bosnian War (1992–5): Dayton Accords (1995), ref1; Harrier use in, ref2, ref3, ref4; Srebrenica Massacre (1995), ref5; war crimes committed during, ref6

  Brandhorn, Ferdinand: ref1

  Braun, Eva: ref1

  von Braun, Werner: role in development of V2, ref1

  Brazil: ref1

  Bristol Engine Company: ref1; BE.53 VTOL engine, ref2; personnel of, ref3; role in formation of British Aircraft Corporation (1960), ref4

  Bristol Siddeley: ref1; BS.100, ref2; facilities of, ref3; formation of, ref4; Orion jet engine, ref5; Orpheus, ref6, ref7; Pegasus engine, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27

  British Aerospace (BAe): ref1, ref2; privatisation of (1981), ref3; subsidiaries of, ref4

  British Aircraft Corporation (BAC): 584, ref1; formation of (1960), ref2

  British Petroleum (BP): shares in Kuwaiti Oil Company, ref1

  Broadwater, Lt. Commander Mike: ref1

  Brookings Institution: personnel of, ref1

  Brown, Gordon: defence policies of, ref1

  Brown, Second Lieutenant Arthur: ref1

  Bucareli y Ursua, Francisco de Paula: Governor of Buenos Aires, ref1

  Burma: ref1

  Burridge, Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian: ref1; Commander of Operation Telic (2003), ref2; Head of RAF Strike Command, ref3; Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Finmeccanica (UK), ref4

  Burundi: ref1

  Bush, George H.W.: attempted assassination of (1993), ref1; background of, ref2

  Bush, George W.: foreign policy of, ref1, ref2

  Busser, Vice Admiral Carlos: arrest of, ref1; death of (2012), ref2; military forces led by, ref3

  Butlin, Sir Billy; ref1

  California Institute of Technology: personnel of, ref1

  Callaghan, James: foreign policy of, ref1

  Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1977–89): Vietnamese Invasion of Cambodia (1978), ref1

  Cameron, David: coalition administration of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; defence policies of, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Camm, Sydney: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9; visit to NATO MWDP (1958), ref10

  Campbell, Margaret: focus of Headless Man Affair (1963), ref1

  Canada: ref1, ref2; Air Force, ref3, ref4; Ontario, ref5

  Carter, Jimmy: foreign policy of, ref1

  Castro, Fidel: ref1, ref2

  Catholicism: ref1; Chaldean, ref2

  Chapman, Colonel Bill: Chairman of NATO MDWP, ref1

  Chevron: subsidiaries of, ref1

  Chile: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; Santiago de Chile, ref5

  China: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Christianity: Bible, ref1; Coptic, ref2; Greek Orthodox, ref3

  Churchill, Winston: coalition administration of, ref1; presence at Yalta Conference (1945), ref2; speech at Westminster College (1946), ref3

  de la Cierva, Juan: designer of autogyro, ref1

  Clinton, Bill: foreign policy of, ref1; Iraq Liberation Act (1998), ref2

  Cold War: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10; end of, ref11, ref12; Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), ref13, ref14, ref15

  Coleman, Lt. Col. James F.: test pilot for Convair XFY Pogo, ref1

  Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina: ref1

  Commer Car Company: ref1

  Conservative Party: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7; Bedford Rally (1957), ref8; defense policies of, ref9

  Convair: personnel of, ref1

  Convair XFY Pogo: ref1; design of, ref2; test flight of (1954), ref3

  Cook, Captian James: discovery of Australia (1770), ref1

  Cuba: ref1; Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961), ref2; Havana, ref3; Matanzas, ref4

  Cuban Missile Crisis (1962): ref1, ref2

  Cuerva, Captain ‘Paco’: ref1

  Curilovic, Captain Robert: ref1

  Curtis, Lt. Alan: ref1, ref2

  Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Tomahawk, ref1

  Cyprus: ref1; Akrotiri, ref2

  Daimler-Benz: ref1

  Dalton, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen: ref1

  Darwin, Charles: ref1

  Dassault Aviation: ref1; Balzac V, ref2; Mirage III/IIIA, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7; Mirage IIIV, ref8, ref9; Mirage V, ref10, ref11; Mystère III, ref12; Rafale, ref13, ref14, ref15; Super Mystère, ref16

  Dassault-Breguet: Super Étendards, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Davies, Quentin: ref1; British Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, ref2

  De Havilland Aircraft Company: ref1; acquired by Hawker Siddeley, ref2; DH.98 Mosquito, ref3, ref4, ref5; DH.100 Vampire, ref6; DH. 108 Swallow, ref7; DH 112 Venom, ref8, ref9; personnel of, ref10; Sea Vixen, ref11, ref12; Twin-Otter, ref13

  Defence Manufacturers Association: council of, ref1

  Democratic Republic of Germany (East Germany): ref1; borders of, ref2; construction of Berlin Wall (1961), ref3; government of, ref4, ref5

  Denmark: ref1, ref2

  Derry, John: test pilot for DH 108 Swallow, ref1

  Dewoitine, Émile: ref1

  Ditto, Colonel John H.: death of, ref1; family of, ref2

  Dobry, Hernan: Operation Israel: The Arming of Argentina during the Dictatorship, 1967–83, ref1

  Dodworth, Air Vice Marshal Peter: ref1

  Douglas Aircraft Company: A-4 Skyhawk, ref1, ref2, ref3

  Douglas-Home, Sir Alec: administration of, ref1; British Foreign Secretary, ref2

  Driscoll, Colonel John: ref1; Head of NATO MWDP, ref2

  Duke, Neville: ref1

  Durnovtsev, Major Andrei: role in Soviet H-bomb test, ref1

  Dutch Roll: concept of, ref1

  Dyson, James: purchase of GR.7 Harrier, ref1, ref2

  East Timor: ref1; Indonesian Invasion of (1975–6), ref2

  Egypt: ref1, ref2; Suez Canal, ref3

  Eichmann, Adolf: ref1

  Eisenhower, Dwight D.: foreign policy of, ref1

  English Electric: Canberra, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5; Lightning, ref6, ref7, ref8; role in development of TSR-2, ref9; role in formation of British Aircraft Corporation (1960), ref10

  Entwicklungsring Süd (EWR): EWR VJ-101C, ref1

  Eurofighter Typhoon: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4; projected cost of, ref5

  Everett, Lou: death of (1965), ref1

  Everett Aero: ref1; facilities of, ref2

  Eyton-Jones, Lt. Commander ‘E-J’: ref1

  Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA): IA 58 Pucarás, ref1; Pulqui (Arrow) II, ref2

  Fairchild Republic: A-10 Thunderbolt, ref1

  Fairey Aviation Company: Flycatcher, ref1

  Faisal II, King: death of (1958), ref1

  Falkland Crisis (1770): ref1

  Falkland Islands: Argentinian claim of sovereignty, ref1; Goose Green, ref2, ref3; Mount Kent, ref4; Port Howard, ref5; Port Stanley, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10; territorial claims in, ref11

  Falklands War (1982): ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8; belligerents of, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14; casualty figures of, ref15; Harrier use in, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27; political impact of, ref28, ref29; sinking of General Belgrano, ref30, ref31

  Farley, John: ref1, ref2; Chief Test Pilot for Hawker Siddeley, ref3, ref4

  Farmer, Captain George: ref1

  Farnborough Air Show: ref1; media coverage of, ref2; US Marine presence for, ref3

  Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany): ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; Bundesluftwaffe, ref7, ref8; government of,
ref9; RAF Gütersloh, ref10

  Feldhausen, Major Thomas: ref1

  Fernandez de Kirchener, Christina: foreign policy of, ref1; President of Argentina, ref2

  Fiat Aviazione: G.91, ref1

  Fieseler Fi 103 (V1): design of, ref1

  Finland: ref1; Air Force, ref2

  Finmeccanica: personnel of, ref1

  First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42): ref1

  First World War (1914–18): ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6; aircraft flown during, ref7, ref8; belligerents of, ref9; Treaty of Versailles (1919), ref10

  Flynn, Billy: ref1

  Focke, Heinrich: co-designer of Focke-Wulf Fw ref1, ref2; co-designer of Triebflügeljäger, ref3

  Focke-Achgelis: facilities of, ref1; personnel of, ref2

  Focke-Achgelis Fa 269: design of, ref1

  Focke-Wulf: Fw ref1, ref2; Fw ref3, ref4; personnel of, ref5; Ta ref6, ref7

  Fokker-Flugzeugwerke: Fokker D.VII, ref1

  Folland Aircraft: acquired by Hawker Siddeley, ref1; Gnat (T-45 Goshawk), ref2, ref3

  Fozard, John: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5; role in development of Hawk trainer, ref6

  France: ref1, ref2, ref3; government of, ref4; military of, ref5, ref6; Paris, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  France Forever: aims of, ref1

  Franco, Francisco: death of (1975), ref1; regime of, ref2

  Frost, John: background of, ref1; chief designer of DH 108 Swallow, ref2; designer of Avrocar, ref3

  Fuerza Aérea Argentina: ref1, ref2, ref3

  Fukuyama, Francis: End of History and the Last Man, The, ref1

  Gaddafi, Muammar: death of (2011), ref1; regime of, ref2

  Gagarin, Yuri: ref1

  Galland, Antoine: translation of The Arabian Nights, ref1

  Galiteri, General Leopoldo: leader of Argentinian military junta, ref1

  Garcia, Lt. Cesar Jauregi: death of (1980), ref1

  de Gaulle, Charles: ref1

  Gellus, Aulus: ref1

  General Atomics: MQ-1 Predator, ref1; MQ-9 Reaper, ref2, ref3

  General Dynamics: F-111, ref1

  General Electric: ref1; F110, ref2; J85 Turbojet, ref3

  George III, King: ref1

  Gerard, Peter: background of, ref1

  Germany: ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10; Berlin, ref11; borders of, ref12; Fall of Berlin Wall (1989), ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16; Hamburg, ref17; Munich, ref18; RAF Laarbruch, ref19; Luftwaffe (German Air Force), ref20; Stuttgart, ref21

  Gibraltar: ref1

  Glenn Martin Company: B-57, ref1

  Global Financial Crisis (2007–9): impact on defence industry, ref1