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Harrier Hover - Wall Art Print

Harrier Hover - Wall Art Print

Featured aircraft: McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus

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An original Marqforde photograph, printed to order in the UK.

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Width by height. This print is landscape.
UnframedThe print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.
FramedBlack frame with a white mount, as pictured.
  • Printed to order in the UK
  • Giclée print on Hahnemühle cotton paper
  • Packed with care and tracked to your door
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Harrier Hover catches a Spanish Navy Harrier II Plus hanging in the air head-on, nozzles down, undercarriage out, a single bright cloud behind it and nothing else moving.

This is an original Marqforde photograph taken from the crowd line at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in July 2023, during the Harrier's solo display. The hover is the moment every Harrier display builds towards.

About the aircraft

The Harrier family began with the Hawker P.1127's first tethered hover on 21 October 1960. A 1972 demonstration aboard the carrier Dédalo off Barcelona won over the Spanish Navy, whose first Harrier unit, the 8ª Escuadrilla, formed with AV-8S Matadors on 29 September 1976.

The 9ª Escuadrilla followed, activated on 29 September 1987, and its first three AV-8Bs flew direct from the United States to Rota that October. Eight Harrier II Plus jets, assembled by CASA in Seville in 1996 and 1997, added the APG-65 radar.

In 2026 the squadron's twelve AV-8B+ and one two-seat TAV-8B fly from Rota and embark in the assault ship Juan Carlos I. Having set aside F-35B plans in 2025, Spain aimed to keep them flying until at least 2032 using Italian and US Marine Corps stocks.

Quick facts
  • Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus, a short take-off and vertical landing strike fighter
  • Powerplant: one Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A of 23,400 lb thrust, with four swivelling nozzles
  • Operator: Spanish Navy 9ª Escuadrilla (Novena Escuadrilla), Rota Naval Base
  • Ship: embarks in the assault ship Juan Carlos I
  • Notable fact: in 2023 Spain was the only Harrier II operator without a confirmed F-35B order
  • Display context: head-on hover, Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, 2023
The print

Printed to order in the UK on museum quality fine art cotton photo rag. A landscape print in four sizes: A5 (21 x 14.8 cm), A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), A3 (42 x 29.7 cm) and A2 (59.4 x 42 cm).

Unframed: the print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.

Framed: black frame with a white mount, as pictured.

Delivery is tracked and priced by print size; the rate for your country shows above the size picker. Every order can carry a gift message at checkout.

EU GPSR Guide

EU representative: Marqforde Ltd, enquiries@marqforde-aerospace.com, 4 Blue Cedar Way, Congleton, Congleton, ENG, CW12 4ZA, GB

Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland

Warnings, Hazard: For adults

Care instructions: Hang away from direct sunlight and damp. Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals on the print.

Harrier Hover catches a Spanish Navy Harrier II Plus hanging in the air head-on, nozzles down, undercarriage out, a single bright cloud behind it and nothing else moving.

This is an original Marqforde photograph taken from the crowd line at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in July 2023, during the Harrier's solo display. The hover is the moment every Harrier display builds towards.

About the aircraft

The Harrier family began with the Hawker P.1127's first tethered hover on 21 October 1960. A 1972 demonstration aboard the carrier Dédalo off Barcelona won over the Spanish Navy, whose first Harrier unit, the 8ª Escuadrilla, formed with AV-8S Matadors on 29 September 1976.

The 9ª Escuadrilla followed, activated on 29 September 1987, and its first three AV-8Bs flew direct from the United States to Rota that October. Eight Harrier II Plus jets, assembled by CASA in Seville in 1996 and 1997, added the APG-65 radar.

In 2026 the squadron's twelve AV-8B+ and one two-seat TAV-8B fly from Rota and embark in the assault ship Juan Carlos I. Having set aside F-35B plans in 2025, Spain aimed to keep them flying until at least 2032 using Italian and US Marine Corps stocks.

Quick facts
  • Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus, a short take-off and vertical landing strike fighter
  • Powerplant: one Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A of 23,400 lb thrust, with four swivelling nozzles
  • Operator: Spanish Navy 9ª Escuadrilla (Novena Escuadrilla), Rota Naval Base
  • Ship: embarks in the assault ship Juan Carlos I
  • Notable fact: in 2023 Spain was the only Harrier II operator without a confirmed F-35B order
  • Display context: head-on hover, Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, 2023
The print

Printed to order in the UK on museum quality fine art cotton photo rag. A landscape print in four sizes: A5 (21 x 14.8 cm), A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), A3 (42 x 29.7 cm) and A2 (59.4 x 42 cm).

Unframed: the print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.

Framed: black frame with a white mount, as pictured.

Delivery is tracked and priced by print size; the rate for your country shows above the size picker. Every order can carry a gift message at checkout.

EU GPSR Guide

EU representative: Marqforde Ltd, enquiries@marqforde-aerospace.com, 4 Blue Cedar Way, Congleton, Congleton, ENG, CW12 4ZA, GB

Product information: Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland

Warnings, Hazard: For adults

Care instructions: Hang away from direct sunlight and damp. Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals on the print.

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£19.99 A5 / Unframed