This Fiscal Year 1980 Blue Angel was seen from late 1991 at the dump of the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility (NWEF) at Albuquerque (NM) where it was used in an investigation programme in which aircraft-weapon interfaces were researched to provide United States Navy aircraft with nuclear weapons delivery capability. After the programme, the Hornet was transferred to NAD North Island in early 1992, then served the NAWC-AD. It was stored at AMARC with inventory code 1A0008 from 3 May 1995. The Hornet was moved to HVF West on 12 September 2018 and scrapped.

A F/A-18B of Fiscal Year 1980. The dual was delivered to the US NAvy on 21 October 1981 and started it life with Fleet Replacement Squadron VFA-125 from NAS Lemoore (CA). By late 1986, it was moved to the Blue Angels at Penscaola (FL). In October 1991, the NASA received the Hornet and registered the aircraft as N846NA. The aircraft is still (2021) active from NASA Armstrong at Edwards AFB (CA).

This Hornet was part of the US Navy Fiscal Year 1982 budget. It was withdrawn from use in early 1994 and stored at North Island. The aircraft was struck of charge in September 2000 and most probably scrapped.

This early F/A-18A was ordered in Fical Year 1980 as delivered as Block 6 to the US Navy. The single seater stored to serve Fleet Replacement Squadron VFA-125 from NAS Lemoore (CA) from mid-1982 onwards. The Hornet transferred to the Blue Angels early 1989. It proudly served the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron up to 1991. It was transferred to the NASA in February 1991 as N817NA. It was later reregistred to N843NA where it replaced 161250/N843NA. The latter was dumped at China Lake in 1991. N843NA is still active from NASA Armstrong / Edwards AFB (CA).

Built as a F-4J, this Phantom was delivered in the early 70s to the US Navy and started to serve VF-154. It was transferred to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) FOUR in '76 just after it was converted to F-4S. The Spook served as the prototype for the F-4S from Jul'77. It was later transferred to VMFA-321 and returned to VX-4 in the famous Vandy One colours (as pictured). By early '92 it was modified to QF-4S and was temporarly stored at Cherry Point up to Aug'99 and was transferred to VX-30. It was struck of charge on 17 Aug'04 and was last seen as stored at Fallon in late 2006.

163225 was delivered to the US Navy in July 1986, it was later redesignated from F-14A+ to F-14B. The Cat VF-24 (as pictured), VF-101, VF-103, VF-102, was modified to F-14B(U) by October 2000 and ended its operational career with VF-102. It was then transferred to FRS VF-101 and withdrawn from use at Oceana in early 2004. The F-14B(U) was most probably scrapped by early August 2004.

Delivered to the US Navy in January 1986, this weathered looking F-14A was pictured at the Miramar flightline when serving VF-111 Sundowners. The aircraft was written off on 3 October 2002 in Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Key West (FL). Both crewmembers ejected safely. Funny thing is, that this was the airframe of which the right part of the tail was found by civilians at Long Strand near Cork, Ireland (!) on 5 May 2006.

Now in the heritage row at Miramar.

VMFA-134 aircraft.