AV-8A VMA-513 taking off from USS Tarawa (LHA-1) 1980

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AV-8A VMA-513 taking off from USS Tarawa (LHA-1) 1980

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A U.S. Marine Corps Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier aircraft from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-513 lifts off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) during exercise "Valiant Blitz 81-1" in the Philippine Sea. This was the first time the Harrier operated from a flight deck normally restricted to helicopters. Note the Sikorsky CH-53A/D Sea Stallion in the background.

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01/11/1980

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