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    Airframe Family: Northrop F-17 Cobra / F-18 Hornet
    Latest Model:F/A-18A-14-MC (Lot 7) Hornet
    Last Military Serial:162411 USN
    Construction Number:0243/A193
    Compressed ID:McDD F/A-18A-14-MC (Lot 7) sn 16241...
    Latest Owner or Location:Navy Flight Demonstration Team (Blue Angels), NAS Pensacola, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F/A-18A-14-MC (Lot 7) by McDonnell Douglas.

    Circa 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 162411.

    By October 1988

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), NAS Cecil Field, FL.
    Operated with markings: AG

    From September 1990 to February 1991

    Flew combat missions in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

    By December 1994

    To Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC-13), MCAS Miramar, CA.
    Markings added: AF-05

    From By August 1998 to After July 1999

    Transferred to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 (VMFA-134), NAS Miramar, CA.
    Operated with markings: MF-04

    From By April 2006 to April 2008

    Transferred to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142AA (VMFA-142), NAS Atlanta, GA.
    Operated with markings: MB-202

    By April 2008

    Markings Applied: MB-201

    From By June 2009 to After November 2019

    Transferred to Navy Flight Demonstration Team (Blue Angels), NAS Pensacola, FL.
    Operated with markings: 5

    29 June 2019


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    29 June 2019


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    29 June 2019


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    21 March 2023


    Photographer: Hickory Aviation Museum
    Notes: F/A-18A Legacy Hornet BuNo 162411 was flown into Hickory Regional Airport November 2020, and placed on display March 2021. The aircraft is on loan to Hickory Aviation Museum from National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola FL. For more information email the museum info@hickoryaviationmuseum.com.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Military Aircraft Serials of North America by S. Mitchell and A Eastwood
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     Airport Data
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Wikipedia
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Peter Nicholson
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