Aircraft Photo of HN-463 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet | Finland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #622019
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:HN-463
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet
C/n (msn):1278/FND003
Operator Titles:Finland - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Tampere - PirkkalaMap
Country:Finland
Airport Codes:ICAO: EFTP   IATA: TMP   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:9 June 1997
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 622019
Photo Comment

Built as a F-18D-46-MC and first flown in late 1994. The dual seat Hornet was delivered to the Ilmavoimat on 15 Februay 1996. It was assigned to HävLLv 21 (as pictured) and later also served HävLLv 11. It entered the Mid-Life Update program (MLU2) which was finished in late 2016. The Hornet was redesgnated into F/A-18D and assigned to HävLLv 11.

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