| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 163498 |
| Other Marks: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 737/C053 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | Blue Angels |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Jones Beach [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Event: | Jones Beach Air Show 2014 |
| Photo Date: | 25 May 2014 |
| Photo by: | Erik Frikke |
| Photo ID: | 383911 |
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This a/c saw combat in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 while assigned to VFA-81. Now on display in Smyrna, TN. as a memorial to Captain Jeff Kuss, USMC. In 2016 Capt. Kuss perished during a Blue Angel practice at Smyrna and the city erected the memorial in his honor. This photo is copyright © Erik Frikke, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 August 2021, and has since been viewed 275 times. |