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Originally Posted by BenSpazz
marines use airforce equipment.
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Ummm, what? In real life, the USMC flies the F/A-18 Super Hornet, and (I believe) the Harrier jump jet. They may also still use the F-14 Tomcat, the A-6, and a few other planes, but I'm not sure. There may be some crossover in cargo and support a/c, such as the C-130 and C-17, but not fighters. I also think the Sikorsky CH/HH-53 Super Stallion/Sea King helos are cross-service, but they are being phased out for the Blackhawk, I think.
The only cross-platform airframe that I can recall in recent times was the F-4 Phantom II, which was used by the USAF, the USN and the USMC, although they all used different variants of the aircraft.
***EDIT*** I stand corrected. It appears the USMC did use a few TF-16Ns (Trainers, I assume), in the late 90s. But
overall, I stand by my original statement.
If you're interested, there's a list of USN/USMC a/c serial numbers here:
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/navyserials.html