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  2. McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Many features that made the F/A-18 suitable for naval carrier operations were retained by the Canadian Forces, such as the robust landing gear, the arrestor hook, and wing folding mechanisms. The most visible difference between a CF-18 and a U.S. F-18 is the 0.6-megacandela night identification light. This spotlight is mounted in the ...

  3. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    An F/A-18C crashes 16 March 16 March An F/A-18C crashes aboard the USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of North Carolina, injuring eight crewmen. [202] 20 March A Swiss Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIRS crashed near Sainte-Croix, Switzerland by bad weather conditions. It was the first loss of a Reconnaissance Mirage since the introduction in the 60'.

  4. Delta Connection Flight 4819 - Wikipedia

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    Delta Connection Flight 4819 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in the United States that crashed and overturned on the runway when landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, on a scheduled flight on February 17, 2025.

  5. Exclusive: Bird strikes caused $37M Marine F/A-18D fighter ...

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    Two pilots ejected and parachuted to safety after $37 million F/A-18D Hornet in March 2022 outside of Beaufort ... Bird strikes caused $37M Marine F/A-18D fighter jet crash near Beaufort in 2022 ...

  6. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    Then departed Maxwell AFB to neighboring Montgomery airport for transition work in the pattern. Crash resulted in total loss of aircraft and two of the three pilots. 12 February NAF El Centro, California. Blue Angel F-18 crashes five miles (8.0 km) south of Brawley California. Pilot safely ejected. 27 February

  7. Pilot killed after F-18 military jet crashes north of San Diego

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    A fighter jet crashed north of San Dieg o late Thursday night, killing the pilot who was the only person on board, authorities said.. The F/A-18D Hornet came down near Marine Corps Air Station ...

  8. New photo shows UFO hovering over Canada before it was shot ...

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    A US F-22 shot the object, which was first tracked flying over Alaska eight days earlier, out of the sky on Feb. 11, 2023. New photo shows UFO hovering over Canada before it was shot down by US ...

  9. 2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash - Wikipedia

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    On December 8, 2008 Lt Neubauer was piloting an F/A-18D-30-MC Hornet (Lot 12), BuNo 164017, [4] [5] [6] [3] from VMFAT-101, based at MCAS Miramar.Along with several other VMFAT-101 aircraft, he was conducting day and night carrier qualifications (catapult launches and tailhook arrested carrier landings) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln offshore 60 miles southwest of San Diego. [7]