Lightning Legacy - Wall Art Print
Lightning Legacy - Wall Art Print
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Lightning Legacy pairs an RAF F-35B Lightning II with a Spanish Navy Harrier II Plus, two generations of short take-off and vertical landing jet flying in close company, the pair finished in black and white beneath a heavy sky.
This is an original Marqforde photograph taken at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in 2023, when the Spanish Navy Harrier joined an RAF F-35B for formation passes alongside its own solo display. In colour it is our Jump Jet Duo phone case; in monochrome the two shapes, sixty years apart, are all that is left to look at.
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: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II and McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus
- Role: short take-off and vertical landing strike fighters for carrier and amphibious ship operations
- Powerplant: the Harrier II Plus uses one Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A of 23,400 lb thrust
- Operators: Royal Air Force; Spanish Navy 9ª Escuadrilla (Novena Escuadrilla), Rota Naval Base
- Notable fact: in 2023 Spain was the only Harrier II operator without a confirmed F-35B order
- Display context: joint formation passes, Royal International Air Tattoo 2023, RAF Fairford, presented in black and white
The print
Printed to order in the UK from our original photograph. 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.
Lightning Legacy pairs an RAF F-35B Lightning II with a Spanish Navy Harrier II Plus, two generations of short take-off and vertical landing jet flying in close company, the pair finished in black and white beneath a heavy sky.
This is an original Marqforde photograph taken at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, in 2023, when the Spanish Navy Harrier joined an RAF F-35B for formation passes alongside its own solo display. In colour it is our Jump Jet Duo phone case; in monochrome the two shapes, sixty years apart, are all that is left to look at.
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: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II and McDonnell Douglas EAV-8B+ Harrier II Plus
- Role: short take-off and vertical landing strike fighters for carrier and amphibious ship operations
- Powerplant: the Harrier II Plus uses one Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A of 23,400 lb thrust
- Operators: Royal Air Force; Spanish Navy 9ª Escuadrilla (Novena Escuadrilla), Rota Naval Base
- Notable fact: in 2023 Spain was the only Harrier II operator without a confirmed F-35B order
- Display context: joint formation passes, Royal International Air Tattoo 2023, RAF Fairford, presented in black and white
The print
Printed to order in the UK from our original photograph. 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.
