| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 162972 |
| Military Code: | WP-01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley Harrier |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas V-8 Harrier |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| C/n (msn): | 512098/092 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Display Paint: | VMA-223 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glenview - NAS (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNBU IATA: - Local: NBU Other: - |
| Event: | NAS Glenview Open House 1987 |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 1987 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 420884 |
| Photo Comment |
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23 Jul 1987: First flight. 24 Aug 1987: TOS USMC and assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By 5/88: VMA-542, MCAS Cherry Point. By 12/90: VMA-231, which deployed to Al Jubail Air Base, Saudi Arabia for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By 7/94: VMA-223. By 3/02: Stored dismantled at Cherry Point. 6 Feb 2003 SOC. As late as May 2009 was still dismantled at Cherry Point. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 December 2021, and has since been viewed 170 times. |