A U.S. Marine Corps Hawker Siddeley AV-8A <i>Harrier</i> aircraft from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-513 lifts off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS <i>Tarawa</i> (LHA-1) during exercise "Valiant Blitz 81-1" in the Philippine Sea. This was the first time the <i>Harrier</i> operated from a flight deck normally restricted to helicopters. Note the Sikorsky CH-53A/D <i>Sea Stallion</i> in the background.
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