Harrier 4Sqn RAF Gütersloh im Manöver Lionheart 9/1984 

I had the privilege of visiting Gutersloh in the late 80s' as a cadet, loved every minute of it. Was surprised because it was the only station I had visited with a Lido. Flew in a Puma, Chinook and what was supposed to be a 30min Chinook flight, took two hours trying to locate a Harrier's ejection seat. Thanks to all who made that camp in particular, very special indeed. Loved the Goering room in the Officer's mess where the party trick was a collapsible beam.

I spent Lionheart in various traffic jams that were apparently obliterated by Warsaw Pact air strikes. Fraternising with the locals of the low countries. An interesting experience that taught the MoD and NATO some valuable lessons. Not least of which was to issue troops with more letters from France.

ich wohne quasi direkt neben dem flughafen gütersloh, wo die damals stationiert waren. vielleicht waren es nicht die harrier, aber es haben dort oft genug flugzeuge die schallmauer durchbrochen. wir hatten damal noch holzfenster, wo ich immer gedacht habe.....jetzt brauchen wir neue. bin damals als kind immer mit dem rad zum flugplatz und habe mir vom zaun aus das spektakel immer angeschaut. schon beeindruckend so ein harrier.... :)

Thanks!... we have a GR3 Harrier in a museum here in NZ 👍🇳🇿

They had the German newspapers come round in '79 and when I got back off deployment I asked my girlfriend to translate what it said. Most amusing the bit about how the cooks always had hot water ready for the tea pause. I was lucky and did 4 Sqn 78-80. Loved the detachments to Belize

I was in Royal Engineer Harrier Support at the time. I was there and watched some of the filming. The RAF seemed to think that these sites just appeared overnight rather than being built by us. They continuously bent our tin and never apologised or offered to fix it!

I went there TDY with two USAF Broncos from Sembach and quite enjoyed it. Our pilots gave some RAF (non-aircrew) personnel back seat rides. Two junior officers vomited but the one enlisted Harrier maintainer didn't and came back grinning ear to ear. (Bronco jocks were noted for giving memorable incentive rides.) The RAF custom of senior and junior enlisted ranks dining separately didn't suit egalitarian Yank ways so for meals E-4 and under borrowed our SSgt's spare shirts. Harrier maintenance mobility including ready duplicate equipment on lorries was impressive and a fine way to (possibly) avoid the expected chemical agent bath other bases would have had to operate in 24/7 until end of hostilities.

I was actually on this exercise,my first in my 3yrs at gutersloh,84/87.

Knew the end was coming when the Lightnings got replaced by the Harriers. End of an era!

The RAF always used to eat well on exercise.

the case of the morphing Harrier...1st you see it ...Single seater...then you dont it morphs into a 2 seater that lands vertically , then the single seater takes off again

Can't see the lightning ll using public roads as runways.....the harrier is badly missed in that aspect and would still be in service as army support if wasn't for its attrition rate

wow..remember exercise Lionheart well..my first exercise in Germany with 2RTR as chieftan tank driver..

I'd just left RAF Swinderby then after basic training!

I don't think today's RAF would know what to do with a mess tin.

That's a very handsome pilot at 0:06!

Seen my brothers and sisters in Christ. 💪✝️

All I have to say is who the fuck disliked this video, and for what reason?!

Dude at 3:01 going deaf