Some Brits are commemorating the 8th anniversary of the early Harrier retirement...

8 years since that freezing week in Dec where we bade farewell to an icon. So good to see Carrier Strike back in action once more for ⁦@RoyalAirForce⁩ and ⁦@RoyalNavy⁩. 5th gen VSTOL From land and sea   Great photos from ⁦@Jamie_aviacom⁩ as ever. pic.twitter.com/Wip1TAQp8o

— Gary Waterfall (@gmwaterfall) December 10, 2018

Take a few seconds and read the thread that follows the Tweet.  You can almost hear the anguish.

Question.

Was the Harrier the last pure British design that can labeled as great, unique and technologically advanced...so advanced that it took almost 40 years to design a replacement?

Bonus!  Want some great pics of the Harrier?  Check out the Harrier Preservation Society Twitter!