| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 161213 |
| Alternate Registration: | NASA 844 |
| Military Code: | 844 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 12/A010 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Unit Markings: | Dryden Flight Research Center |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Edwards - AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KEDW IATA: EDW Local: EDW Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 623164 |
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This fiscal year 1979 Hornet was delivered to the US Navy on 11 June 1980. The aircraft was transferred to NASA in 1987 and received NASA 844 on its tail (as pictured). It did not receive a NASA N-registration. It is not clear if the aircraft ever received or carried the N844NA registration. The twelfth Hornet and the tenth single seater built did not serve NASA for a long time as it crashed three miles north of Boron (CA) on 7 October 1988. It is here pictured at a Edwards AFB ramp, outside the NASA Dryden facility. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 November 2023, and has since been viewed 436 times. |