| 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: | 315 |
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: | 315 |
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 |