The first AV-8B Harrier was received at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. by Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203), on January 12, 1984. The AV-8B offered twice the payload and radius of the AV-8A.
Categories: 100 Years of Naval Aviation
 
 
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