Keywords: AV-8B VMA-331 on USS Nassau (LHA-4) during 1991 Gulf War.jpeg A U S Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-5-MC Harrier II BuNo 162083 from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-331 Bumblebees In 1991 the squadron deployed on the USS Nassau LHA-4 to the Persian Gulf and eventually flew 243 sorties dropping 256 tons of ordinance during the 1991 Gulf War and became the first USMC attack squadron to conduct combat operations from an amphibious assault ship <br> The AV-8B 162083 was later converted to an AV-8B+-24-MC and given the new BuNo 165309 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 13690 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7120 009 1991 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy AV-8B Harrier II US Marine Corps Marine Attack Squadron 331 Aboard USS Nassau LHA-4 United States Marine Corps in the Gulf War 1990-1991 |