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The Tillamook Air Museum welcomed a new addition on Monday, when an AV-8B Harrier II jet made its final descent into the coastal Oregon town in front of hundreds of aviation enthusiasts.

Pilot James Coppersmith flew the Harrier from the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake located in California’s Mojave Desert, roughly 650 miles to Tillamook. Coppersmith made multiple flyovers upon arrival, putting on a show for those in attendance and burning off excess fuel in the process.

The aircraft — which has logged 5,518 total flight hours, including 631 combat hours flown across 88 missions and completed 5,457 landings over its 30-year career — will be demilitarized and prepared for permanent exhibition at the Tillamook Air Museum.

Read more and see photos of the Harrier jet here: https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/202...

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