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Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 - No.92 Squadron, RAF Germany, 1974

 

The two squadrons of BAC Lightning F.2A's based at RAF Gutersloh and responsible for Quick Reaction Alert were stood down in 1974 when their QRA duties were taken over by the McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom's of the German Air Force. Both Lightning squadrons converted to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 operating them (and the later Harrier GR.3) in the ground-attack role until 1992.