F-18 Hornets examples including the original Hornets and the souped-up EA-18G Growlers. I photographed some during airshows at McChord AFB in 2008, 2010 and 2016. There was even a NASA Hornet at the 2010 show. Mitchell and I also got to see a Hornet on the deck of the USS Yorktown during a 447th BG reunion in Charleston. The Museum of Flight also acquired a Blue Angels veteran to display in the new Pavilion, and I got to photograph a second Blue Angels veteran at the Pima Air Museum.
Northrup F-18 wooden mockup
Museum of Flight, around 1988
Although the markings on the tail indicate “F-18”, this is much closer to the YF-17 Cobra proposal that was rejected in favor of the F-16 Falcon. I was told by the Museum of Flight, that they later cut up this project and only the cockpit remains on display in the museum.
F/A-18A 162430
Palm Springs Air Museum 2018
F/A-18A 162435
Patriots Point 2013
F/A-18 Hornet 162417
USS Alabama Memorial 2024
F/A-18A 163093 Blue Angels #6
Pima Air Museum 2017
FA-18A 162826
Fort Worth Aviation Museum 2024
F/A-18B 161943 Blue Angels #7
Yanks Air Museum, Chino 2018
NASA F/A-18B No. 846 chase plane
McChord AFB 2010
F/A-18C 163106 Blue Angels #2
Museum of Flight 2016
Museum of Flight 2023
F/A-18C 163705 Blue Angels
Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024
F/A-18C 163508
Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024
F/A-18C 163435
Frontiers of Flight, Dallas 2024
F/A-18C 163429
Castle AFB, Atwater CA 2024
F/A-18E 168481 Super Hornet
McChord AFB 2016
F/A-18F 165885 Super Hornet
McChord AFB 2008
F/A-18A Hornet 161948
Valiant Warbirds Museum 2024
EA-18G Growler (Naval Strike Air Warfare Center)
McChord AFB 2010
EA-18G Growlers 168378 (#573) and 168269 (#515)
Demonstration team from Naval Air Station Whidbey VAQ-129 and had tail numbers 515 and 573