| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 163733 |
| Military Code: | AB-304 |
| 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): | 803/C093 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VFA-136 / CVW-1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Persian Gulf [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Country: | Not known |
| Ship / Rig: | USS Enterprise CVN65 |
| Photo Date: | 17 September 2007 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 341426 |
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This is a F/A-18C-27 Lot 11 ordered in US FY87. The Hornet was delivered on 17 February 1989 and started its career with the USMC as WD-13 with VMFA-212, was transferred as WT-06 to VMFA-232 (Feb 91), DB-15 VMFA-235 (Mar 93), WT-11 VMFA-232 (Sep 93), WD-04 VMFA-212 (Mar 95), DB-10 VMFA-235 (Jul 95), WT-07 VMFA-232 (Jan 96), WD-01 VMFA-212 (Jun 96), WT-01 VMFA-232 (Feb 02), and then swapped to the US Navy AB-410 VFA-86 (Feb 03), AB-304 VFA-136 (Feb 06), NJ-302 VFA-125 (Aug 08), VFA-122(by Jul 11), as eventually coded 25 with VFA-122 in a 100 years navy c/s (Apr 11). Since January 2014 stored at Davis-M. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 March 2021, and has since been viewed 546 times. |