November 27, 2007:
In twenty years, India has lost
half of its 30 Harrier vertical takeoff fighters. The Harrier has the highest
accident rate of any jet fighter. This is largely because of its vertical flight
capabilities, which give it an accident rate similar to that of helicopters.
The U.S. Marine Corps has lost a third of its 397 Harriers to such accidents in
32 years.