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| Date: | Monday 4 October 1999 |
| Time: | unk. |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B-5-MC Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Navy Test Pilot School |
| Registration: | 161354 |
| MSN: | 22/B005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD (NHK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
The former Blue Angels F/A-18B crashed during routine operations with the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School under unknown circumstances. The jet was stricken off and partially scrapped.
As of July 2024, the aircraft's cockpit is touring the United States with Dream Big Entertainment painted as the F/A-18E flown by Captain Pete Mitchell in 2022 movie "Top Gun: Maverick".
Sources:
https://www.dream-bigllc.com/squadron.html
http://www.blueangels.org/Aircraft/Stick/BuNo/FA-18%20BuNo.htm
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/546082/161354 (photo)
Location
Media:
People pose for photos at “Top Gun Cockpit Experience” static display during 2024 Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama on April 6. pic.twitter.com/ao5Ac8tA7j
— Ryan Chan 陳家翹 (@ryankakiuchan) April 7, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2024 11:56 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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