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AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom
AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom
Description
The Harrier II first saw conflict in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (Gulf War) in 1990-91, and since then the aircraft has matured into a multi-role platform through the addition of a night vision systems, radar, an external targeting pod and laser-guided weapons.
In the 1970s the USMC bought the AV-8A Harrier from the UK whose VTOL capabilities allowed it to serve as a tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support from large deck aircraft carriers. Third in a trilogy on US Marine Corps Harrier IIs in combat, this is the first volume to cover the whole story of the AV-8B's service employment during peacekeeping operations and then in Afghanistan.
With profile artwork for all frontline AV-8B units detailing the unique colours and markings applied by each squadron, this volume presents the widest variety of first-hand accounts of AV-8B air operations and missions by pilots and ground forces involved in Operation Enduring Freedom published to date.
Table of Contents
Marine Air Ground Team
Harrier IIs in support of NATO Peacekeeping
Harrier IIs in support of relief and peacekeeping operations in Somalia, Rawanda, Liberia, Central African Republic, Zaire
Congo and Sierra Leone
Growth pains and Modernisation of the AV-8B Harrier II
Operation Enduring Freedom 2001
Ongoing Close Air Support Operations in Afghanistan 2002-10
Appendices - listing of USMC squadrons and locations - listing of the major production types of Harrier IIs, which include four different types of aircraft, AV-8B day attack, TAV-8B trainers, AV-8B Night Attack and AV-8B Radar-equipped Harrier IIs. - listing of combat sorties per squadron for all operations - colour plates commentary
Product details
| Published | 20 Jul 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781782003458 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 20 b/w; 84 col |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Short code | COM 104 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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