AV-8 Harrier

USMC AH-1W and UH-1Y crews who were able to take off during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion recall providing CAS to the airfield defenders – The Aviation Geek Club

‘Usually, we respond to TICs for other units. However, everyone acted instinctively, got to the aircraft and got the alert aircraft launched despite taking fire on the flightline,’ Lt Col Stephen Lightfoot, commanding officer of HMLA-469. Advertise US and British forces, strongly supported by air power, invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 in response to the …

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The story of the man that sued Pepsi for Not Giving him a Harrier Jump Jet – The Aviation Geek Club

The campaign was simple: you could collect points from Pepsi labels by buying Pepsi products. Once you collected points you could claim prizes like t-shirts, sunglasses, or – for 7 million points – a Harrier Jet. The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of …

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The US government allowed a T-2 Buckeye trainer to be exported to South Africa to help train Chinese carrier pilots due to false information given by former USMC Harrier pilot, Indictment Says – The Aviation Geek Club

A T-2 Buckeye aircraft was bought from a US aircraft dealer for the training, by providing false information that resulted in the US government issuing an export licence. US authorities are alleging that Australian pilot Daniel Duggan – a former US Marine Corps (USMC) Harrier pilot -detained in Australia was involved in training Chinese military …

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Former USMC Harrier pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia – The Aviation Geek Club

The arrest came the same week Britain warned dozens of former military pilots to stop working in China or face prosecution on national security grounds under new laws. A former US Marine Corps (USMC) pilot who flew Harriers while in service has been arrested in Australia at the request of the FBI, Alert 5 first …

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VMAT-203 sundown ceremony today. It is the only active unit to train pilots to fly the AV-8B Harrier for the USMC. – The Aviation Geek Club

VMAT-203 was established in 1972 and in 1983 was tasked with the mission of training Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier pilots. As the US Marine Corps (USMC) transitions to fly the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point is marking the end of a nearly 40-year era as the AV-8 Harrier …

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