Night Owl Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) On January 25, 1985, VMA-331 became the first fully operational AV-8B Harrier II squadron in Marine Corps service. The squadron deployed on the USS Nassau (LHA-4) to the Persian Gulf and eventually flew 243 sorties, dropping 256 tons of ordnance, and became the first Marine Attack Squadron to conduct combat operations from a Landing Helicopter Assault ship. While supporting Operation Desert Storm, an AV-8B Harrier II from the squadron was shot down by an SA-7 over Safwan, Iraq. This build was a passion for the aircraft a turning point in aviation technology as the AV-8B second generation refined the V/STOL ability paving the way for the F-35B. The low visibility paint sheme I first noticed in that great cameo in "True lies" Click on photos to enlarge l Edited January 18, 2019 by Flaps out Text fix 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Really nice job! I especially like the soft edge on the camoflage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Very nice Harrier. Lovely paintwork. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hello, Really like your AV-8 Well painted and weathered !! Congratulations ! CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Lovely work, looks very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Great work, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Nice Harrier! Looks great 👍 Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Great work on your Harrier 👍 ... One minor thing ? Its a VMA-331 Bumblebee Harrier ? Not a VMA-311 Tomcat ? You may want to edit the original post to reflect this ? Again great looking harrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks correction done...the squadron was also known as the “Doodlebugs” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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