USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo - Cleveland Air Show 2023

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier performs a tactical demonstration at the 2023 Cleveland National Air Show in Cleveland, OH. Due to the types imminent retirement in 2026, this may have been the final demo by a Harrier at a civilian show site.

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[jimw]

I was privileged to be a USMC Officer Candidate in June 1972 attending OCS training at Quantico, VA when as part of that training it included a performance for us aviator destined types by the Chief Pilot of Hawker Siddeley demonstrating the AV-8A Harrier. The demonstration not only included showing the Harrier's amazing agility, but the PA system on the field was linked to the pilot who in his great British accent described every action he was taking in pulling off each maneuver. He had 100 USMC Officer candidates going crazy with excitement watching that incredible show.

[delten-eleven]

Love the Harrier II, and my favorite jet sound.

[Astroderboy]

Such a beast! STILL a thunderous and mighty bird! Love the Harrier!! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[averageadmin]

Seeing this demo again was such a joy. I absolutely love the Harrier. Great footage as always.

[SkyhawkSteve]

Heavens.. I've been watching Harriers since 1978, both AV-8A's and AV-8B's. Amazing that they are still flying, but I'd assumed they were retired once the F-35B was serving in a lot of squadrons. It's nice to be wrong now and then. 😀

[krugmeister]

A Very Unique Aircraft the Harrier is ...A Milestone in Avaition..💯💯👏👏👏🥰

[stephenbrown]

We love the harrier. Unfortunately here in the UK we sold all ours 😢 great video, very nostalgic for us brits 😊😊 😊😊😊😊😊

[A_Beatboxing]

In India, Madhya Pradesh City= Bhopal Indian airforce Celebrate 91th Anniversary in Bhopal Through AirShow in Bhopal I'm so Very Exited To See This Wonderfull Moment ❤

[billofwrights]

The Harrier is a very interesting jet! It looks like the USMC is looking on replacing their Harrier fleet with the F-35B in the near future, so enjoy the time this thing is still flying

[oscaraguirre]

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[richtaylor]

Love the Harrier!! They were retired too early in my opinion from UK Military service. Should have waited until at least the F35B was in RAF/Royal Navy service

[moseskelly]

I sure hope not the AV-8B Harrier can still do a heck of a lot more than what most people might think. It can mess a lot of things up if it had to be put into combat. No one would want to mess with it at all 💯 percent guaranteed. It's truly a legendary aircraft without a doubt. Besides the F-35B there's no other aircraft out there that can relate. It's also an iconic aircraft. It does things people thought weren't possible for an aircraft to ever do. Can you imagine what it can do with upgrades.

[richtaylor]

Great video!! Guy Martin had a hand in the restoration of N3200.

[tcswag]

That's crazy seeing it hover . Massive engines

[paulschab]

I know it is being retired, but I would have loved to see it this year 2024 airshow. F35B and C17 demos got cancelled..

[PasleyAviationPhotography]

Ahhh, was hoping for a level 1 demo. Great shooting!

[WakeMarine]

The new yellow paint on the nose is a stealth coating we are trying out.

[YZFX]

Awesome video thanks for sharing! I was there too where it stopped I posted the video if you wanna check it out. It's not as good as yours. I used an iphone13pro what do you use?

[SkyGod]

Was great to see the USMC pilot did not eject and lose this aircraft...but then, the weather was nice.

[whtlightnn]

She’s got an awfully “puffy” port side engine exhaust. Can any harrier techs speak to this? THANKS! For peaking my curiosity.