Registration / Serial:162435
Military Code:MB-204
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):278/A224
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VMFA-142
City / Area:Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Carolina, United States
Collection:Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Photo Date:13 December 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:637862Submit Correction
View count: 193
On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This Hornet served with VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" at NAS Atlanta. The squadron traces its lineage to VMSB-142, activated in 1942 on the SBD Dauntless. During World War II, VMSB-142 participated in the Guadalcanal and Philippines campaigns. Deactivated after the war, the squadron was reactivated in Florida as VMF-142, then VMA-142 on different versions of the Skyhawk and finally as VMFA-142 in Dec 1990. It stood down in July 2008.
Registration / Serial:162435
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
C/n (msn):278/A224
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Area:Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Carolina, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:162435
Military Code:MB-204
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):278/A224
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VMFA-142
City / Area:Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Carolina, United States
Collection:Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Photo Date:13 December 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:637862Submit Correction
View count: 193
On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This Hornet served with VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" at NAS Atlanta. The squadron traces its lineage to VMSB-142, activated in 1942 on the SBD Dauntless. During World War II, VMSB-142 participated in the Guadalcanal and Philippines campaigns. Deactivated after the war, the squadron was reactivated in Florida as VMF-142, then VMA-142 on different versions of the Skyhawk and finally as VMFA-142 in Dec 1990. It stood down in July 2008.
Registration / Serial:162435
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
C/n (msn):278/A224
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Area:Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Carolina, United States
Photo Date:13 December 2022
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact