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WW3 warbirds: 1980s

1987: October, United States Marine Corps Bell 412 UH-1N+ Griffon(Italeri Bell 412)"113" HML/A-367, USMC, aboard USS Guam, The Gulf vs Iran. "Defender of freedom" nose art. NG overall. Inverted TADS optical & IR sensor/laser designator on roof top, AAN-16 FLIR under nose, open rear doors with pintel mounted .50 Cal machine guns, ALE-40 chaff/flare dispensors on tail boom and ALQ-144 IR jammer above engine.

Febuary 1991: Grumman EA-6B Prowler (Fujimi), "03" 835 Sqd, Royal Navy, HMS Nelson, The Gulf vs Iraq and dissident Soviet units. Bathing woman with beach ball nose art on right, Sea witch/Debbie on left with camel mission symbols. LSG under surfaces, NG around cockpit but mostly LGG on upper surfaces. Centre line DT, 2 x ALARM on inner wind pylons and standard Prowler ECM pods on outers.