Summary: Military fighter aircraft that fly themselves around without their pilot on board is unusual, to say the least. Sadly this is often a situation that has tragic consequences. This tale is of three such events; happily one has safe outcome for the pilot... the others were not so lucky.<br> <br> <br> <br> An early Harrier prototype, the P1127.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Sea Harrier.<br> <br> <br> <br> A 75 Sqn F/A-18 in the foreground during a Red Flag exercise in the US.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Alan Wilson, Billy Bunting MOD, USMC and USAF.
