Taken on Jan. 17 by Giovanni Maduli, the following picture shows an Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier taking off from Decimomannu airbase in a heavy configuration including 4 x 300 lbs fuel tanks, used for long range ferry flights. According to the U.S. Navy’s Standard Aircraft Characteristic document , in such configuration, the AV-8B (slightly different [...]
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