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Last AV-8B Harrier Built for USMC Retired as Museum Display

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Last AV-8B Harrier Built for USMC Retired as Museum Display
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A Harrier from the VMA-223 “Bulldogs,” the last built for the USMC, was demilitarized and transported to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola.
Another event marked the bittersweet retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II Vertical/Short Take-Off Landing (V/STOL) jet that took place in June 2026. The last Harrier built for the U.S. Marine Corps, BuNo 166288, which was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) “Bulldogs,” travelled to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, where it

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