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Blue Angels' Classic F/A-18 Hornets Take Final Flights After 34 Years

Posted: November 5th, 2020, 6:48 am
by 428cj
The legacy F/A-18 Hornets that have wowed Blue Angels spectators for more than three decades will make their final flight Wednesday.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/202 ... _201105.nl

Re: Blue Angels' Classic F/A-18 Hornets Take Final Flights After 34 Years

Posted: November 5th, 2020, 9:26 am
by deserttrans
Said to hear!

Re: Blue Angels' Classic F/A-18 Hornets Take Final Flights After 34 Years

Posted: November 5th, 2020, 10:05 am
by AZ_Five56
I think the first time I saw those jets flying in person was at El Toro in 1994. Can you imagine the hours on those airframes after all these years? It's about time they got replaced.

Re: Blue Angels' Classic F/A-18 Hornets Take Final Flights After 34 Years

Posted: November 5th, 2020, 12:30 pm
by What
Wow, pretty cool. Wonder how much time to learn the new machine after being accustomed to same one for so long.