A Marine Harrier lifts off from the ski jump ramp aboard HMS Illustrious. Some 200 U.S. Marines and 16 AV-8B Harrier II Plus jets from Marine Aircraft Groups 13 and 14 embarked aboard HMS Illustrious, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, July 15-31 for Joint Task Force Exercise Bold Step 07-02 off the coast of North Carolina.

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Operation Ski Jump was the test taking off of a Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier aircraft, from a specially built ramp was constructed by the Bridge Co., 8th Engineer Support Bn., 2nd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Location: NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND (MD) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)