| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 161580 |
| Military Code: | CG-10 |
| 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): | 512012/12 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMA-231 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chicago / West Chicago - DupageMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDPA IATA: DPA Local: DPA Other: - |
| Event: | DuPage Air Show 1993 |
| Photo Date: | 24 July 1993 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 419636 |
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14 Sep 1984: TOS USMC and assigned to Naval Air Depot, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Ca.10/84: Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203), MCAS Cherry Point. By 1990: Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), MCAS Cherry Point. 6/90 to 3/91: Deployed to Japan, Philippines, Korea for training and then extended to continue to the Mediterranean for combat in Operation Desert Storm beginning in January 1991. 1999: Remanufactured as AV-8B (+), BuNo.165397 for a whole new career. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 December 2021, and has since been viewed 151 times. |