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2010年12月15日，英国拉特兰郡奥克姆寇特斯摩尔空军基地，一架“鹞”GR9进行退役纪念飞行，宣告这款服役了41年的的垂直起降战机功成身退。“鹞”在马岛战争中一鸣惊人，在其后的各场军事冲突中都有它的身影，包括上世纪90年代的波斯尼亚和伊拉克，本世纪的第二次海湾战争和阿富汗战争。不过， 这批退役的飞机并非已届寿限的陈年旧货，而是2006年9月开始服役的GR9／9A型，属于最新改进的型号。该机型原计划服役15年，但大部分使用未超过 4年就被迫下岗。（A GR9 Harrier lands at RAF Cottesmore following a ceremony to mark the retirement of the famous aircraft after 41 years of service.A formation of 16 Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore and took to the skies of Lincolnshire. Brought into service in 1969 and based at RAF Wittering, this British aircraft was designed to take off and land both vertically and on a short runway.Well known for its role in the Falklands War, the Harrier went on to serve in many other conflicts including in Bosnia and Iraq in the 1990s.The RAF and Royal Navy Harrier squadrons joined forces in 2000 to form Joint Force Harrier, based at RAF Cottesmore. These combined Harrier squadrons served in Sierra Leone, the second Gulf War and most recently Afghanistan.）