Keywords: AV-8A VMA-513 taking off from USS Tarawa (LHA-1) 1980.jpeg A U S Marine Corps Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier aircraft from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-513 lifts off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA-1 during exercise Valiant Blitz 81-1 in the Philippine Sea This was the first time the Harrier operated from a flight deck normally restricted to helicopters Note the Sikorsky CH-53A/D Sea Stallion in the background http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 13775 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7121 023 1980-11 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy AV-8A/C Harrier US Marine Corps Marine Attack Squadron 513 Aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1 Valiant Blitz |