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Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of AV-8B Harrier jets.The squadron, known as the "Ace of Spades", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
The first RAF squadron to be equipped with the Harrier GR.1, No. 1 Squadron, started to convert to the aircraft at RAF Wittering in April 1969. [ 23 ] [ 82 ] An early demonstration of the Harrier's capabilities was the participation of two aircraft in the Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race in May 1969, flying between St Pancras railway station ...
A Sea Harrier FRS.51 of INAS 300 awaiting launch clearance from INS Viraat in 2007 A section of four Sea Harrier FA.2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron India Indian Navy - Indian Naval Air Arm – Sea Harrier F.52 Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 'White Tigers' United Kingdom Fleet Air Arm – Sea Harrier FRS.1 and Sea Harrier F(A).2 800 Naval Air Squadron
Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II jets.The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
The squadron flies the VH-3D Sea King the VH-60N Whitehawk, and the MV-22 Osprey. These were due to be replaced by the VH-71 Kestrel , [ 3 ] however that program was cancelled in April 2009. [ 4 ] HMX-1 is now preparing for the arrival of the VH-92A Patriot, which will replace the VH-3D that serves as Marine One.
On 25 January 1985, VMA-331 became the first fully operational AV-8B Harrier II squadron in Marine Corps service. [10] 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 ...
No. 1 Squadron left the "home of the Harrier" at RAF Wittering for RAF Cottesmore on 28 July 2000. [39] Cottesmore became home to all operational RAF Harrier squadrons – No. 20 (Reserve) Squadron, later renumbered as No. 4 (R) Squadron, the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit remained at Wittering.
20 Squadron reformed in Germany on 1 December 1970 as the second Harrier GR1 squadron based at RAF Wildenrath. [34] It was declared to NATO in an offensive support role and re-equipped with the Harrier GR3 in 1975. [35] [36] This update introduced laser ranging and target marking equipment in the nose of the aircraft and a Radar Warning Receiver.