#usmc aviation

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Vought AU-1

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LtGen Frank Petersen, USMC:

✔ Marine (1950–1988), Aviation trailblazer

✔ First Black Marine General & Aviator

✔ 350+ combat missions in Korea & Vietnam

✔ Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

✔ Paved the way for future Marines

#USMC #SemperFi @USMC

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”Viper and Venom”

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2048x1590 A pair of TBM-3 Avengers of Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron VMTB 232, at Okinawa, on May 4, 1945.

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Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°

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A Marine F-18 being prepped for a training sortie at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.