A VF-1 "Wolfpack" F-14A working the pattern of homebase NAS Miramar (CA). The Tomcat was delivered to the US Navy in mid-1976. It was already stricken at Naval Air Deport Norfolk (VA) on 24 February 1995. Most probably stored and cannibalized and scrapped afterwards. The Wolfpacks were established on 14 October 1972 and disestablished on 30 September 1993. They were the first operational fighter squadron equipped with the F-14, the squadron received their first F-14A's on 1 July 1973.

This F-16N carried USAF serial 86-1684 before it was transferred to the US Navy on 18 September 1987. It was assigned to VF-126 "Bandits" and later served the Naval Fighter WQeapons School TOP GUN with bord number 64. The F-16N was moved to AMARC with inventory code AN1F014 on 11 January 1995. On that storage depot it was administratively moved to the USAF inventory as F-16C AAFG0484. The Viper was sadly sold as scrap to HVF West, Tucson (AZ) on 7 March 2013.

A F/A-18D ordered in FY88. It was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 as SH-151 (as pictured). It the flew as SH-251. The Hornert was transferred to the US Navy in late 1998 and served VFA-125 (as NJ-343, NJ-444) and was moved to VFA-122 in 2011 as NJ-444. It was last reported as such in 2016. The database then lost track of it. VMFAT-101 was disestablished as the last remaining F/A-18 Hornet training squadron in the US Navy and the Marine Corps on 29 September 2023.

Delivered to the US Navy on 17 August. Following service with VF-14 it was moved to Grumman St. Augustine for a retrofit to F-14B and was then assigned to VF-101, VF-143 (AG-104 and AG-112), VF-213 (NH-104), VF-143 (AG-102 and AG-101), VF-102 (AB-104), VF-101 (AD-104), VF-32 (AC-102) VF-101 (AD-114) before it was stored at AMARC with inventory code 1K0147 on 17 June 2004. It was scrapped by HVF West at Tuscon on 15 September 2008.

This F-14A-130-GR was delivered to the US Navy on 1 June 1984 and was directly assigned to VF-101. It then moved to VF-31 (as pictured), and served later VF-84 (AJ-203, and AJ-200_ and VF-32 (AC-102) before it was stored at Grumman St. Augustine (FL). The aircraft was stricken by September 2000.

Stricken by September 2000

This Red Rippers Cat crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, some thirty miles east of the Oregon Inlet (NC) after a flat spin during Air Combat Manoeuvring (ACM) while operating from CV59.

Former (boring grey) Swiss Air Force F-5E with serial J-3011 was delivered to the US by May 2014. The Tiger was converted to F-5N and started its adversary careeer with the US Marine Corps with VMFT-401 as LS-06. It was transferred to the US Navy late 2006, early 2007 as AF-25 with VFC-13, was recoded AF-16 late 2008 and again recoded AF-02 (as pictured) in late 2009. As AF-02 it received this striking colour scheme (named Banana and the Afghan) in 2015. Early 2021, it returned to the USMC with VMFAT-401 as LS-09 and later became LS-01 in a blue/grey colourscheme

Displaying two modex, 100 and 101, this F/A-18F was stored at the flightline of NAS Fallon

A F/A-18E Lot 35 from FY2011, visiting Fallon from homebase NAS Atsugi (Japan) for its work-ups with Japan based Carrier Air Wing FIVE.

No markings on this legacy fiscal year 1984 Hornet. The aircraft was deliverd to the US Navy in 1989. It was assigned to the NSAWC with modex 42 in 2007, was overhauled in 2011, returned as 42 to the NSAWC that became NAWDC in 2015. The Hornet was moved to VFA-204 in a grey/grey adversary scheme in 2016. Stored with the 309th AMARG since 30 May 2018.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWDC) was just renamed from Naval Strike and Air Warfare Centre (NSAWC) and the centres aircraft were carrying a mix of designations, this 164033 was already carrying the new abbrivation of the tail, but F/A-18F 165805/104 on the right hand side was not re-abrrivated :-) yet.

Former Swiss Air Force serial J-3061 was delivered by May 2004. It is one of three Franken-Tigers, composite aircraft from old US aircraft (cockpit and tail) and Swiss AF aircraft (Centre section).. The aircraft was rolled-out on 23 April 2008 at Northrop Grumman's plant St. Augustine (FL), all white c/s with red and black cheatline. The Franbken Tiger made its maiden flight on 25 November 2008 and was delivered to VMFT-401 "Snipers" on 9 December 2008. Anyone an idea which Tigers were used to complete this aircraft?

This 1976 YF-18A is the 6th McDonnell Douglas built single seat prototype and was delivered to the US Navy on 31 Jan'80 with code 6 to the Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River (MD). It served the NATC up to 22 Oct'84 when it was transferred to NASA. Initially it carried its BuNo and "NASA 840", in 1985 it received registration N840NA. The Hornet was used from 1987-1996 as a High Alpha Research Vehicle with thrust-vectoring vanes, research flight control system and forward fuselage strakes. Since 2003 it is preserved at the Virginia Air & Space, Hampton (VA). Here pictured at Dryden FRC.

Hiding its BuNo for the photographer. Modex 74 is leading a small flightline of three Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWDC) Seahawks at NAS Fallon.

Stored at the flightline of NAS Fallon

Stored with the NSAWC, a former VFA-143 Ghostriders Super Hornet partly cannibalized.