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Bitmap Image  |  1999-08-05  |  141KB  |  432x324  |  8-bit (183 colors)

Labels: aircraft carrier | airplane | laser guided bomb | plane | sea | ship | sky
OCR: Takeoff from Carrier About the Harrier In moderm warfare airpower often determines victory r defeat One problem with relying aircraft though is the necessity for runwa ys In combat runways are difficuit both build and to guard After many years of research. the British succeeded in building an aircraft capa ible of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). after the Harrier's development the U.S Marines bought T for their missions. These planes were used successfully in the 1991 Persian Gulf War Takeofif modem capable succ

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