Aircraft Photo of 158966 | Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier | USA - Marines

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	158966
Military Code:	WF-11
Aircraft Original Type:	Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Generic Type:	Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Version:	Hawker Siddeley AV-8C Harrier
C/n (msn):	712127
Operator Titles:	USA - Marines
Unit Markings:	VMA-513

Location
City / Airport:	IrumaMap
Country:	Japan
Airport Codes:	ICAO: RJTJ IATA: - Local: - Other: -
Event:	Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 1976

Photo Date:	16 October 1976 to 24 October 1976
Photo by:	Masahiro Yamasaki
Photo ID:	129146

Photo Comment
The USMC converted their AV-8As to AV-8Cs, with upgraded avionics, forward-looking passive radar, tail warning radar and increased VTOL performance. This upgrade may be the reason behinds its display here at the 1976 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition. This particular aircraft was later transferred to VMA-213 and it was the first USMC Harrier to go into MASDC storage, on 15 Aug 1985. In June 1997 it went to Canada's National Aviation Museum at Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport. This photo is copyright © Masahiro Yamasaki, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 March 2019, and has since been viewed 672 times.

Photo Comment

The USMC converted their AV-8As to AV-8Cs, with upgraded avionics, forward-looking passive radar, tail warning radar and increased VTOL performance. This upgrade may be the reason behinds its display here at the 1976 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition.
This particular aircraft was later transferred to VMA-213 and it was the first USMC Harrier to go into MASDC storage, on 15 Aug 1985. In June 1997 it went to Canada's National Aviation Museum at Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport.

It was added on 4 March 2019, and has since been viewed 672 times.

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