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The new F-35B Lightning joint strike fighter is a unique plane designed for a set of problems unique to its type--including being able to jump a ski ramp.

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Lt. Col. Art Nalls, a retired Marine test pilot, is searching the world for scratch and dent Harrier jump jets to add to his collection.

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A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with a nose gear malfunction made a vertical gear up landing on a padded stool last month. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney took off from the deck of the USS Bataan June 7 when he realized his front landing gear was malfunctioning. So he brought the bird back around, entered […]

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From bi-planes to the AV-8B Harrier, CH-46 Sea Knight to V-22 Osprey – fixed wing or rotary – no matter what the delivery system, the United States Marine Corps has always been and will always be a force of reckoning. The evolution of Marine Corps aviation, from its conception to the forefront of modern technology, […]

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