One of a pair of 'Ragin Bulls' Super Hornets that diverted to Lossiemouth following a precautionary diversion whilst operating from the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) in the Orkney/Shetlands area. This aircraft departed later that evening whilst the second aircraft remained at Lossiemouth until the 26th August, departing following attention from maintenance personnel from the aircraft carrier.

F/A-18E Super Hornet 166780 is seen here with the markings of VFA-31, landing at its homebase Oceana.

A Sukhoi killer at NAS Oceana. This VF-41 "Black Aces" Tomcat (at that time coded AJ-102) shot down a Libyan Su-22 over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of Libya, on 19 August 1981. This engagement marked the first USA versus Libya air-to-air engagement. 160403 flew that combat mission together with 160390 (AJ-107) when two Libyan Su-22 Fitters fired upon the Tomcats. The two F-14s subsequently shot down both Su-22s. 160403 received a kill-marking that was still visible six years later. The Tomcat is now preserved at Midland-Odessa (TX).