Marine Harrier pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

[frogman]

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-5cross.4568404jun27,0,7342256.story

 

[TurnandBurn55]

Bertagna drove the attackers away with cannonfire from his Harrier jet, then helped contact medical helicopters that evacuated three wounded soldiers.

Interesting, considering that the JSF variant the USMC is buying to replace the Harrier won't have an internal gun...

 

[squeeze]

Interesting, considering that the JSF variant the USMC is buying to replace the Harrier won't have an internal gun...

neither does the Harrier

 

[TurnandBurn55]

For real?

 

[squeeze]

Gun-less Night Attack

 

[skidkid]

The gun is having a renaissance of late. For a while the Harrier guys were hanging an extra bomb instead of the gun but the gun is very valuable in our current warzones. 25mm is some good sh!t.

 

[squeeze]

Gun-equipped Radar bird

 

[A4sForever]

Everything (maybe too much?) the layman ever wanted to know re: the AV-8B Harrier II ...

pdf file : http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/av-8b.pdf

 

[Fly Navy]

I KNEW I knew that name. His brother is an instructor in 7 or 9... I can't remember. I think 9.

 

[DanMa1156]

Thanks for the read.

 

[doubledeuce]

Recruiting in Pittsburgh, eh? May have to stop by before checking out for pcola and hear the nitty-gritty version.

 

[beau]

I KNEW I knew that name. His brother is an instructor in 7 or 9... I can't remember. I think 9.

Had SDO with him the other night...small world ...small military

 

[gringo]

yeah hes my oso

 

[dcnj]

Contact Info

Does anyone have this OSO's contact info?