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    Airframe Family: Northrop F-17 Cobra / F-18 Hornet
    Latest Model:CF-188 Hornet
    Last Military Serial:188748 CAF
    Construction Number:344/A287
    Compressed ID:McDD CF-188 sn 188748 CAF cn 344/A2...
    Latest Owner or Location:425 SQN, Bagotville, QC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CF-188 by McDonnell Douglas.
    Equivalent to F-18A-17-MC when delivered.

    21 August 1985

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 188748.

    Circa 1985

    Transferred to CFB Cold Lake, AB.

    From 19 February 1986 to 14 March 1986

    Transferred to 1st Canadian Air Group, Jever, Germany.
    Deployed to participate in Tactical Leadership Programme 2/86.

    By 23 May 1987

    Transferred to 409 SQN, 1 CAG, Sollingen AB, FRG.

    23 May 1987


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 87

    By 28 May 1989

    Markings Applied: 748
    748 on nose.

    28 May 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 89

    1991

    Transferred to 409 Squadron, 1st Canadian Air Division, CFB Solingen, Germany.

    Reported deployed to Gulf for Desert Cat detachment.

    4 June 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At a very wet Yeovilton photo call.

    By June 1994

    Transferred to 425 SQN, Bagotville, QC.

    6 June 1994


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton, fly past for the 50th anniversary of D-Day

    Received ECP avionics upgrade.

    From August 2007 to After July 2011

    Displayed at the Cape Cod air show.

    11 August 2007


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Niagara Falls.

    September 2007

    On display at Bombardier family day at Downsview.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Air Forces Directory by Ian Carroll
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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