US Navy/Mass Comm Specialist 3rd Class Nikita Custer
The last Navy F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, makes its official final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana, October 2, 2019.
- The Navy's last F/A-18C Hornet, aircraft number 300, completed its last active-duty flight on Wednesday.
- Both the F/A-18A and F/A-18C Hornet variants have been replaced by the updated F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.
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NORFOLK, Virginia (NNS) - The last Navy F/A-18C Hornet, aircraft number 300, made its official final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana on October 2.
Assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Cecil Field, Florida, aircraft number 300 completed its first Navy acceptance check flight October 14, 1988. Lt. Andrew Jalali, who piloted the Hornet for its final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana, was also born in 1988.
"Today marked the final United States Navy F/A-18C Operational Hornet flight," said the Commodore, Command Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic, Capt. Brian Becker.