| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 161357 |
| Military Code: | 63 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 25/B008 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | PMTC - Pacific Missile Test Center |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Las Vegas - Nellis AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Nevada, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLSV IATA: LSV Local: LSV Other: - |
| Event: | Green Flag 1991 |
| Photo Date: | 16 August 1991 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 152112 |
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The Pacific Missile Test Center was in 1991 the owner of this very early F/A-18. The 25th built Horne, and the eight B-version, made a very welcome touch-and-go at Nellis (CA) during a Green Flag exercise. Strikingly, this 1980 Hornet is still (July 2019) operational. It flies with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 Salty Dogs from NAS Patuxent River (MD). One of the reasons this very old Hornet is still flying is that it was extremely well maintained at a Flight Test aircraft but also because it was less stressed by carrier landings, deployments, air-to-air dogfights and so on. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 July 2019, and has since been viewed 692 times. |