This FY80 Hornet was a limited production version (F/A-18A-7) and was delivered to the US Navy on 30 June 1982. It was assigned to Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 5. It later served VX-4 and Flet Replacement Squadron (FRS) VFA-125 before it was transferred to the Blue Angels. The Hornet was moved to NASA Dryden on 21 September 1989 and became N847NA.

This dual seat Hornet from FY80 crashed with the US Navy Test Pilot School while operating from NAS Patuxent River (MD) on 4 October 1999.

A Fiscal Year 1980 Hornet, preserved as Blue Angels 5 at Moffet Field (CA) since March 1992.

This FY85 Hornet was factory-fresh delivered to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 333 "Fighting Shamrocks" at MCAS Beaufort (SC). After a long career it was stricken on 4 September 2003 and preserved at its homebase from January 2005.

Delivered as a EF-18A in 1983, modified to EF-18A+ in 1993 and again modified to EF-18M in 2009. This tiger was part of the Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise at Elite in 2008.

Delivered as a EF-18A in 1983, modified to EF-18A+ in 1993 and again modified to EF-18M in 2009. This tiger was part of the Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise at Elite in 2008. It is seen here with a asymmetric load, two fuel tanks and a training AGM-88 High Anti Radiation Missile (HARM) underneath the right wing as well as two training Sidewinders.

After this 1982 F/A-18B was retired in 2009, the dual seat legacy Hornet was preserved at Chino (CA) from Aprul 2012 onwards.

This 1983 legacy Hornet started its career with the famous Blue Angels late 2005. From April 2017, the Hornet became an instructional airframe at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) at NAS Pensacola (FL)

After this 1982 F/A-18B was retired in 2009, the dual seat legacy Hornet was preserved at Chino (CA) from Aprul 2012 onwards.

After this 1982 F/A-18A was retired on 22 February 2010, the aircraft was preserved at NAS Kingsville (TX)

This '84 F/A-18A was used by the USNFDS up to 21 Apr'07. During the final minutes of the air show over MCAS Beaufort (SC), the pilots were doing a maneuver which involved all 6 Hornets joining to form a Delta triangle. 162897 did not rejoin and crashed, eight people on the ground got injured and the pilot, Lt.Cmdr. Kevin "Kojak" Davis (Blue Angels #6), was killed. The mishap was caused by a failure to perform a proper Anti-G Straining Maneuver, resulting in the pilot's suffering from possible physiological effects that contributed to his loss of situational awareness of his rate of descent.

After a long career with the US Navy, NASA (N848NA) and the US Naval Reserves, this 1982 F/A-18A became a Blue Angels in 1999. The Hornet was retired on 26 March 2009, was moved to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola (FL) but loaned to the Valiant Air Command Museum at Titusville (FL) since April 2011.

A RCAF CF-188 visiting the Tactical Leadership Programme in 2001. The aircraft is furnished with "1941-2001 60 years 416 City of Oshawa Squadron" markings. Since March 2011, this Hornet is withdrawn from active service and stored at Trenton.

This Hornet shows the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian Air Group marking on its tail. The aircraft is also furnished with fifteen mission marks underneath the leading edge.

188732 crashed during a Maple Flag mission while it took part in a mass formation of eight aircraft. The Hornet came down some 30 miles north of CFB Cold Lake (AB) inside the Primrose Air Weapons Range. The pilot was found dead 200 meters from the wreckage and it appeared that he had attempted to eject from the CF-188A prior to colliding with terrain.