Aircraft Photo of 188747 | McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #532256
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:188747
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
C/n (msn):333/A277
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Unit Markings:421 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:LeeuwardenMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHLW   IATA: LWR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:29 September 1986
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 532256
Photo Comment

Assigned to the 1 Canadian Air Division at Baden-Sollingen, this Hornet visited Leeuwarden with seven others. 188747 is seen here passing the ATC tower of Leeuwarden. The aircraft crashed years later when assigned to 4 Wing Cold Lake (AB). It crashed inside the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range in Saskatchewan during a weapons delivery mission, not far from the Primrose Lake Evaluation Range, on 28 November 2016.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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