The First to Go Up and Down

The Hawker Siddeley Kestrel was not a naval aircraft. But the British airplane had a profound impact on U.S. naval aviation: It was the progenitor of the widely flown Harrier-series vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft. Indeed, the U.S. Marine Corps has been the largest user of these highly successful VSTOL planes.

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