Harrier jet to be on display at Castle Air Museum in Atwater

The "Harrier" is besides called the "jump jet" for its quality to instrumentality disconnected and onshore vertically similar a helicopter.

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- A peculiar transportation arrived astatine Castle Air Museum successful Atwater connected Monday.

A Harrier combatant pitchy landed arsenic crowds gathered to watch.

The Marines are retiring the unsocial fleet, and Atwater was selected arsenic 1 of the archetypal six museums successful the US to unafraid the aircraft.

The "Harrier" is besides called the "jump jet" for its quality to instrumentality disconnected and onshore vertically similar a helicopter, truthful determination is nary request for a runway.

The treasurer of Castle Air Museum says the pitchy appears successful bully signifier since it flew in, which volition assistance velocity restoration.

Aircraft enthusiasts from arsenic acold arsenic San Jose and Sacramento gathered successful Atwater to spot the unsocial arrival.