Harrier For Sale On eBay

[Bevo]

The cockpit looks to be in good shape.

A Canadian businessman says he doesn't have the time to enjoy it so he's selling his Sea Harrier jump jet on eBay. Ian Cotton, of Red Deer, Alberta, is hoping to get $1.5 million for the ex-Royal Navy aircraft. He bought the fighter from the British government four years ago and imported it to Canada with an eye to getting it into taxiing condition. To that end he bought another fuselage for spare parts and a flight-worthy Pegasus engine. He said the aircraft is in excellent condition and needs only a few parts to fly but it's being sold as a static display aircraft only. "I can provide an itemized list of the parts needed," he said in an interview with AVweb.

Cotton, who has taken a few lessons but is not a pilot, has five other ex-military jets but he says his natural gas transmission and power generating business keeps him too busy to spend any time with them. He's considering selling off his Hawker Hunters and Lightning fighters but he may keep the Strikemaster trainer/light attack aircraft and get it into flying condition. Cotton said he's so far had a lot of inquiries from the eBay listing but no bids. The Harrier is well known to the people of Red Deer, a resource and farming city about 100 miles north of Calgary. When Cotton first bought the aircraft, he had it parked in his driveway.

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[teeteringhead]

We could always have a whipround and buy it for Sharkey!! 439 peeps on Mil Aircrew right now - that's less than $3.5k each! (say £2.2k)

He's considering selling off his Hawker Hunters and Lightning fighters

.... cor .... some people have it tough eh?

[500N]

I wonder if the White Putty cat sitting on the cockpit comes with it

[Herod]

"I tort I taw a puddy tat" (Tweety Pie)

[CoffmanStarter]

And the bid from some chap called Ward .... is

[pontifex]

Red Deer, Alberta used to be RCAF Penhold. It's where the Canadians taught me to fly. A fabulous place.

[SASless]

Has he sold his Hunter, Lightning, and Strike Master?

[Pontius]

Belay the order for Cdr Ward; buy it for me. I promise to thoroughly enjoy myself in it and make a real pain in the arse of myself with the neighbours. I will endeavour to continue the very best traditions of the FAA and, as usual, attract the high level of female interest that the SHAR has always enjoyed.

Thank you for your support in my aviation and clunge desires

[Mk 1]

Smart man. Parked in the driveway it would have been great for snow clearing in winter and the world best leaf blower in autumn...

[CoffmanStarter]

Here you go Pontius ... provided you pop over my way to annoy the Bankers and Stockbrokers in this neck of the woods



Just print it out twice ... keep the change old chap

[NutLoose]

Why go to the trouble of importing it when you can buy them here

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