Preserving Harrier History: Retired AV-8B II+ Finds New Home at North Carolina Air Museum
July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 17 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release:
A retired and demilitarized AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in the "First in Flight" state of North Carolina on July 15.
This aircraft, BUNO 164560, entered service in 1994 and flew with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, 542, and 223, logging 6,888 flight hours in support of multiple Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments, O . . .
A retired and demilitarized AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in the "First in Flight" state of North Carolina on July 15.
This aircraft, BUNO 164560, entered service in 1994 and flew with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, 542, and 223, logging 6,888 flight hours in support of multiple Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments, O . . .