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The F/A18 Hornet Story (Hardcover, New)
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The F/A18 Hornet Story (Hardcover, New)
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The story of the revolutionary strike-fighter which has been at the
forefront of American air combat for nearly three decades From
failed Air Force fighter to the Navy's "universal soldier," this
history chronicles the evolution of the Hornet. Built to replace
both the A-7 Corsair II light attack aircraft and the F-4 Phantom
II fighter in Navy service, the F/A-18 evolved from Northrop's
YF-17 in the late 1970s. Production aircraft reached the Navy in
May 1980, with the Marine Corps receiving Hornets two years later.
More than 800 examples would eventually be built for American
service, with a further 500 aircraft being sold to seven export
customers. Earning its battle spurs in April 1986 flying strike
missions against Libya from U.S. carriers in the Mediterranean, the
Hornet would subsequently participate in Operation Desert Storm
five years later and the various "policing" operations in Iraq and
the Balkans that followed. Still very much in frontline use with
the Navy and Marine Corps today, the "legacy" Hornet, as all
non-Super Hornet variants have been dubbed, provides the backbone
for carrier-based naval aviation.
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