2 results found
Registration / Serial:163502
Military Code:NK-307
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):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VFA-146
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:24 February 2025
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:829874Submit Correction
View count: 103
On 17 January 1991 this F/A-18C shot down an Iraqi Chengdu F-7A (MiG-21) with a AIM-7M Sparrow missile while assigned to VFA-81. It was last assigned to VFA-146 before it was retired. In March 2025 it was transferred on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California.
Registration / Serial:163502
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
C/n (msn):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:24 February 2025
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:163502
Military Code:NK-307
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):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VFA-146
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
Photo Date:24 February 2025
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:829874Submit Correction
View count: 103
On 17 January 1991 this F/A-18C shot down an Iraqi Chengdu F-7A (MiG-21) with a AIM-7M Sparrow missile while assigned to VFA-81. It was last assigned to VFA-146 before it was retired. In March 2025 it was transferred on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California.
Registration / Serial:163502
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
C/n (msn):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:24 February 2025
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:163502
Military Code:AA-410
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):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VFA-81
City / Airport:Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) (closed)Map
Country:France
Event:Meeting National 1992
Photo Date:14 June 1992
Photo by:Marijn Aarts (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Photo ID:383246Submit Correction
View count: 343
Registration / Serial:163502
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
C/n (msn):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) (closed)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:14 June 1992
Photo by:Marijn Aarts (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Registration / Serial:163502
Military Code:AA-410
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):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VFA-81
City / Airport:Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) (closed)Map
Country:France
Event:Meeting National 1992
Photo Date:14 June 1992
Photo by:Marijn Aarts (via Joop de Groot)Contact
Photo ID:383246Submit Correction
View count: 343
Registration / Serial:163502
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
C/n (msn):745/C055
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Colmar - Meyenheim (LFSC) (closed)Map
Country:France
Photo Date:14 June 1992
Photo by:Marijn Aarts (via Joop de Groot)Contact