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VAK191B s/n D-9563 
VFW-Fokker VAK191B V1  -  s/n D-9563  -  Deutsches Museum, Munich  -  October 2002
 
The VAK191 was developed as an answer to a 1961 NATO requirement for a VSTOL-capable successor to the Fiat G.91. First flight was in1971.
Unlike the Harrier, the VAK191 concept had two dedicated lift engines in addition to a single lift/cruise engine with swiveling nozzles.