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Friday, November 21, 2008

Navy Celebrates F/A-18 Anniversary


A specially-painted F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest is flown over Naval Air Station North Island and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on November 18,2008, by Cmdr. Craig Reiner to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first Northrop Grumman F/A-18 flight. The aircraft is painted in the original Northrop Grumman paint scheme of the first Northrop Grumman F/A-18 Hornet. U.S. Navy Photo (Released)