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Airframe Family:	Northrop F-17 Cobra / F-18 Hornet
Latest Model:	F/A-18A-16-MC (Lot 8) Hornet
Last Military Serial:	162454 USN
Construction Number:	304
Latest Owner or Location:	Aviation Historical Park, NAS Oceana (Main Gate), Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Dates		Event
		Constructed as a F/A-18A-16-MC (Lot 8) by McDonnell Douglas.
		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 162454.
		Transferred to VFC-12.
By 1986		Transferred to VMFA-116, MCAS Beaufort, SC. Operated with markings: VE-01
September 1986		Took part in NATO Exercise Northern Wedding element of Exercise Ocean Safari.
By 5 November 1995		Transferred to VF-45, NAS Key West, FL.
By 5 November 1995		Markings Applied: 03, 03 Red 03 on nose, red star on tail.
5 November 1995		Photographer: Robert Nichols Notes: at NAS Cecil Field Airshow
5 November 1995		Photographer: Robert Nichols Notes: at NAS Cecil Field Airshow
23 April 1996		Damaged. Collided with F/A-18A 162475.
		Restored. Cosmetically restored (non-flying).
		In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL. View the Location Dossier
		To Aviation Historical Park, NAS Oceana (Main Gate), Virginia Beach, VA. View the Location Dossier
23 September 2011		Photographer: Eric Bannwarth Notes: At Naval Air Station Oceana (KNTU) in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
		Photographer: Unknown Notes: Photographed at Farnborough.

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National Naval Aviation Museum
United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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Carlos Aleman
Robert Nichols
Peter Nicholson

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