Where YF-16 #72-1568 begins to stand out and helped change the fighter world are the innovative advantages the jet had over…
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F/A-18 Hornet
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The vote is planned for Sept. 27 and will decide whether to approve the purchase without knowing who will win the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a US Navy F/A-18 shot down a US Navy E-2C on purpose to avoid casualties
by Dario LeoneUS Navy officials decided the plane was a potential hazard to civilian populations in Cyprus and Syria as well as to…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Video shows an F-18 Hornet “shooting down” an A-4 Skyhawk during bomb deployment test
by Dario LeoneThe shocking video in this post features an A-4 Skyhawk caught in the middle of a disaster during the filming of…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
From Skyhawk to Hornet: video features Interview with Gil Rud, the last A-4 Flight Leader of the Blue Angels who led the team’s transition to the F/A-18
by Dario LeoneGil Rud served as the last A-4 Skyhawk Flight Leader of the Blue Angels in 1986 and then led the team’s…
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Military Aviation
USMC Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Joint F/A-18 – B-1B OIF Sortie Aimed at Eliminating Saddam Hussein
by Dario Leone`Within five minutes of us hitting Saddam’s palace, the B-1 had dropped his JDAM on the restaurant, which was only five…
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Military Aviation
Air USA air combat training company to buy up to 46 former RAAF F/A-18A/B Strike Fighters
by Dario LeoneThe F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft will be used to provide training services to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and will be prepared…
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How would F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets fare one versus the other in a dogfight? First flown in 1972, the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time an F-4 Phantom II Outran an F/A-18 Hornet and Zoomed at 82,125 Feet per Minute
by Dario Leone‘The Phantom was one of those planes where it seemed the faster it went, the faster it wanted to go, and…
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Priority will be given to former F/A-18 Hornet and MV-22B Osprey drivers, along with KC-130 Hercules aircraft commanders. The US Marine Corps (USMC) offered former Reserve pilots…
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