Royal Marines Commando Pilot 801 Sqn Maj R J Dresner Sea Harrier FA2.
From 1996, when flying training became tri-service with the formation of the Joint Elementary Flying Training School, Royal Marines pilots showing the appropriate skills and aptitude could once again be streamed to the fast-jet pipeline from a several decades absence. Lieutenant Phil Kelly was the first to be selected and qualified in June 1999. Whilst waiting for his Sea Harrier OCU to start at Yeovilton, Kelly took Captain Jim 'Dredd' Dresner, then flying helicopters in 847 NAS, for a flight in a Hawk. Instantly Jim was hooked. Soon after 'Dredd' Dresner was accepted onto the fast jet cross-over course and started flying the Hawk T1 at Yeovilton. He graduated onto the Sea Harrier FA2. After the withdrawal of the Sea Harrier, both pilots moved from Yeovilton to RAF Wittering and converted to the Harrier GR7. Both Royal Marines Harrier pilots saw action in Afghanistan on Op Herrick.
The Sea Harrier FA2 Livery has been re-numbered ZH808, the airframe RM Jim Dresner flew onto HMS Invincible for his first ever carrier deck landing. The Harrier skin props go to Miasma's fictional Royal Navy GR7/9 skin. The nose has been re-painted to more closely resemble the FA2's Blue Vixen Radar nose.
⦿ The helmet has been loosely based on now Colonel Phil Kelly's RM helmet art whilst flying on exchange with the VFA-31 for the US Navy.
⦿ 801 Sqn patch and Sea Harrier AMRAAM arm patch with Commando Flashes.
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Immersion Suit & Sand Flying Suit included. Replace the number with either _1 or _2 in the .Lua file to swap between flying suits.
