AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Lon Nordeen | ISBN: | 9781782003465 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | July 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lon Nordeen |
| ISBN: | 9781782003465 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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, it will be 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.
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, it will be 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.
