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

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Description 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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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7121.023
Author U.S. Navy

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current20:58, 13 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:58, 13 February 20121,477 × 1,805 (1.15 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Marine Corps Hawker Siddley 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 Bl