To make it more difficult, on May 29, during the same exercise Geiger Fury 2012, the U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron -171, Marine Aircraft Group-12 performed the first ever F/A-18D arrested night landing on West Field runway, Tinian Island.
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Published by Lt. Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Air Force, on his Twitter timeline few days ago, the following picture (by Harri Koskinen) shows a F-18D Hornet routine arrested landing practice at Rovaniemi […]
Once again, Hornet Ball is the best naval aviation video of the year. The Hornet Ball (Strike Fighter Ball Pacific) is an annual event consisting of all the West coast Naval F/A-18C Legacy Hornet and […]
Flames seem to surround the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demo team’s F/A-18 Hornet jets during the night portion of the MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) Miramar air show 2012, on Oct. 13. The Saturday “twilight” […]