[newbie12]

It is a UK developed plane and did do well in the Falklands-- a testament to the skill of British pilots as much as anything. In the U.S., one third of our Harrier fleet has crashed, here's the article cited in the parent:

http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6722

[gadders]

So why are they killing US Marines and not British RAF?

[zokier]

There has been plenty of British Harriers crashing too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family...