Archivo: AV-8As VMA-231 approaching USS FD Roosevelt (CV-42) 1977
Description: The U.S. Marine Corps Hawker Siddley AV-8A Harriers from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-231 Ace of Spades approach the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). VMA-231 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 October 1976 to 21 April 1977, FDR´s last deployment before her decommissioning on 30 September 1977. his cruise marked the first operations of the Vertical Short Take Off and Landing (VSTOL) aircraft from a carrier.
Title: AV-8As VMA-231 approaching USS FD Roosevelt (CV-42) 1977
Credit: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7119.018
Author: U.S. Navy
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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