| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 164657 |
| Military Code: | AJ-314 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 1084/C280 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-15 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Persian Gulf [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Country: | Not known |
| Ship / Rig: | USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN71 |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 2005 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 223833 |
| Photo Comment |
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A Hornet resting at the Theordore Roosevelt's deck, awaiting a new Operation Iraqi Freedom mission. The aircraft is loaded with a targeting pod on the intake and underneath the left wing (station 2) a Mark 82 1,000lb Guided Bomb Unit. This Hornet crashed on 13 June 2008 after a midair collision with F-5F BuNo 160965 of VFC-13. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 March 2020, and has since been viewed 396 times. |