A Fiscal Year 1980 Hornet, preserved as Blue Angels 5 at Moffet Field (CA) since March 1992.

After this 1982 F/A-18B was retired in 2009, the dual seat legacy Hornet was preserved at Chino (CA) from Aprul 2012 onwards.

This 1983 legacy Hornet started its career with the famous Blue Angels late 2005. From April 2017, the Hornet became an instructional airframe at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) at NAS Pensacola (FL)

After this 1982 F/A-18B was retired in 2009, the dual seat legacy Hornet was preserved at Chino (CA) from Aprul 2012 onwards.

After this 1982 F/A-18A was retired on 22 February 2010, the aircraft was preserved at NAS Kingsville (TX)

This '84 F/A-18A was used by the USNFDS up to 21 Apr'07. During the final minutes of the air show over MCAS Beaufort (SC), the pilots were doing a maneuver which involved all 6 Hornets joining to form a Delta triangle. 162897 did not rejoin and crashed, eight people on the ground got injured and the pilot, Lt.Cmdr. Kevin "Kojak" Davis (Blue Angels #6), was killed. The mishap was caused by a failure to perform a proper Anti-G Straining Maneuver, resulting in the pilot's suffering from possible physiological effects that contributed to his loss of situational awareness of his rate of descent.

After a long career with the US Navy, NASA (N848NA) and the US Naval Reserves, this 1982 F/A-18A became a Blue Angels in 1999. The Hornet was retired on 26 March 2009, was moved to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola (FL) but loaned to the Valiant Air Command Museum at Titusville (FL) since April 2011.

Former US Navy VX-5 Hornet and Blue Angel veteran is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum and displayed at the entrance of the base. It replaced a Blue Angels Grumman F-11 Tiger previously at the same location.

Now looking rather faded. Outside the (now closed) museum. The airport has also closed.

This Blue Angel F/A-18E was on display outside of the National Naval Aviation Museum in conjunction with the Blue Angel Change of Command ceremony. This is an active Blue Angel F/A-18E and not part of the museum collection.

Photographer: Georgio Salerno.

The Blue Angels team leader's aircraft "1" heads the line of six Hornets.

Taken on strength in 1967, this Skyhawk did two deployments aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard in Vietnam (1969 and 70). Later with Fleet Composite Squadron 7 (VC-7), the aircraft joined the Blue Angels in 1984. It now "flies" the slot position in the four plane Blue Angel display at the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL. Note, 154217 was a spare aircraft this day and USMC Captain Mark Bircher flew it in his number 2 position without a crew name under the canopy.

Used to support the *Blue Angels* flight demonstration team. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 5C062 in 1970. Sold for scrap in 1978. Replaced by a C-130.