• Aircraft:

  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet

• Reg: 162435 photos
• Serial #:

  278/A224

• Airline: United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)
• Photo Date: Dec 13, 2022
• Uploaded: Aug 31, 2023
• Other Location - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum - Mt. Pleasant, USA - South Carolina

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This Hornet served with VMFA-142 “Flying Gators” at NAS Atlanta. The squadron traces its lineage to VMSB-142, activated in 1942 on the SBD Dauntless. During World War II, VMSB-142 participated in the Guadalcanal and Philippines campaigns. Deactivated after the war, the squadron was reactivated in Florida as VMF-142, then VMA-142 on different versions of the Skyhawk and finally as VMFA-142 in Dec 1990. It stood down in July 2008.

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On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

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