AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom I-VI
The AV-8B Harrier was, and still is, the only tactical aircraft that can deploy with the US Marine Corps on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support separate from large deck aircraft carriers. Having seen action during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the Harrier II returned to the theatre from March 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the initial conflict some 76 AV-8Bs were deployed, providing more than 40 per cent of the 3rd Marine Air Wing's fixed-wing offensive firepower. Around 60 of these aircraft were sea-based aboard four 'Harrier Carriers', while a unit flew jets from Ahmed al Jaber, in Kuwait. Unl…
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Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78096-312-9
- EAN: 9781780963129
- Produktnummer: 16973562
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 11'779 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 20 b/w; 84 col
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An experienced writer on Cold War armor, Lon has spent several months researching in Russian and American archives to research the history of the T-62 and M60 tanks. He currently works for the Boeing Corporation.
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