| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 162972 |
| Military Code: | WH/11 |
| Other Marks: | VMA-542 |
| 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 |
| Unit Markings: | VMA-542 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MiramichiMap |
| Region / Country: | New Brunswick, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYCH IATA: YCH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 June 1988 |
| Photo by: | Ken Marshall (via Neil Aird) |
| Photo ID: | 209889 |
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162972 delivered to the USMC on 24 August 1987 and assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, Seen 5 days later at NAS Glenview, IL open house! By May 1988 it was with VMA-542, also at Cherry Point, and then by December 1990 it was with another Cherry Point Squadron, VMA-231, which deployed to Saudi Arabia for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By July 1994 it was re-assigned to VMA-223. By March 2002 it was stored dismantled at Cherry Point. The plane was Struck off Charge Feb 6, 2003, and as late as May 2009 was still dismantled at Cherry Point. This photo is copyright © Ken Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 February 2020, and has since been viewed 414 times. |