File:AV-8A Harrier of VMA-513 and SH-3A of HS-15 on USS Guam (LPH-9) c1972.jpg

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A Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-531) "Flying Nightmares" and a Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King (BuNo 149700) from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15) "Red Lions" aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious assult ship USS Guam (LPH-9). On 18 January 1972, Guam began extensive testing and in 1974 deployed in the Atlantic as a sea control ship with Marine Corps Harrier VSTOL fighters and Sea King ASW helicopters she completed the SCS tests and reassumed her role as an amphibious assault ship on 1 July 1974.

Note that HS-15 used the tail code "AH" of Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16), although the wing had been disestablished on 30 June 1971.
Date circa 1972
date QS:P,+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Guam (LPH-9) 1972-1973 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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