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Aviation History
1985
1985 - 0092.PDF
SPEAK S mm W,;:,v When you are first to fight, you must carry your own weapons with you. That is why the US Marines fought so hard to get the AV-8B Harrier II. The day the Marines acquired the Harrier II, they acquired vastly more clout. It is a unique aircraft. Period. Quite simply put, the most versatile attack aircraft in the world. From desert wastes to urban sprawl, from the tropics to the poles, whether storming a beach or holding a hill, it goes with the Marines: ready in some nearby fore* aboard an assault ship or by a small country road, available to provide the additional rapid punch that can mean the difference between success and failure. , In the STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing; mode, it can carry over 9000 lbs of lethal ordnance. Fittec with an advanced bombing system, it can deliver everythin| from sophisticated 'smart' missiles to 'dumb' bombs wit! pinpoint accuracy. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,65 BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON SWIfcf
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