An MDC 1984 brochure on the AV-8B program and its sucess. Credit: The Boxart Den
In the summary, it says: “The U.S. Marlne Corps has developed and validated the concept of V/STOL light attack wlth the Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier. The McDonnell Douglas AV-BB wIII provlde the operational capablllty required of an all V/STOL llght attack force In the 19B0s. AV·BB performance Is made posslble by successful lntegratlcn of new U.S technoIogy Into the proven Harrier V/STOL concept.”
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