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Loadout info

NOTE: ** means information researched by Dave Roof SSgt USMC Ret. while serving in Sheik Isa AB, Bahrain

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-15 "Valions", USS Theodore Roosevelt, tail code "AJ"

BuNo.ModexNose artCommentPhotos
     
163113300   
163119301  Photo 1
163124302   
163126303   
163121304 crashed 24/01/1991 over the sea
engine failure		 
163135303 replacement for 163121 from VFA-132 
163120305   
163122306   
163125307   
163101310   
163143311   

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-25 "The Fist of the Fleet", USS Independence, tail code "NK"

BuNo.ModexNose artCommentPhotos
     
163705400 CAG birdPhoto 1 Photo 2
163754401   
163755402  Photo 1
163757403  Photo 1 Photo 2
163759404   
163748405  Photo 1
163766406   
163764407   
NOTE: Operation "Desert Shield" only.

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-81 "Sunliners", USS Saratoga, tail code "AA"

BuNo.ModexNose artCommentPhotos
     
163470400 CAG bird 
163508401 Shot down MiG-21 17/1/91 LCDr. FoxPhoto 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 Photo 9 Photo 10
163480402  Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
163484403 Shot down 17/1/91 Pilot
LCdr. Micheal Scott "Spike" Speicher
- KIA, replaced by BuNo. 163477		Photo 1 Photo 2
163477403 replaced BuNo. 163484Photo 1 Photo 2
163487404  Photo 1 Photo 2
163491405  Photo 1 Photo 2
163505406  Photo 1
163498407  Photo 1
163502410 Shot down MiG-21 17/1/91 Lt. MogilloPhoto 1 © D. Brown Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-82 "Marauders", USS America, tail code "AB"

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163467300  Photo 1
163465301 replaced by BuNo. 163440 
163438302  Photo 1 Photo 2
163442303   
163463304   
163448305   
163449306  Photo 1
163455307   
163456310   
163459311   
163435312  Photo 1 Photo 2

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-83 "Rampagers", USS Saratoga, tail code "AA"

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163509300 CAG birdPhoto1 © D. Brown Photo 2 Photo 3
© D. Brown Photo 4 Photo 5
163506301  Photo 1 © D. Brown 06/1991 > Photo 2
163503302  Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
163483303   
163485304  Photo 1 Photo 2
??????305  Photo 1
163493306  Photo 1 © D. Brown Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
06/1991 > Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8
163495307   
163499310  Photo 1

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-86 "Sidewinders", USS America, tail code "AB"

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163443400   
163437401  © J. Smith Photo 1
163439402   
163450403  Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 © D. Brown Photo 4
163451404  Photo 1 Photo 2
163473405  Photo 1 Photo 2
163458406   
163453407  Photo 1
163461410  Photo 1 Photo 2
163466411   
163478412  Photo 1

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-87 "Golden Warriors", USS Theodore Roosevelt, tail code "AJ"

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163117400   
163096401 crashed into the sea 05/02/1991
Pilot KIA		 
163095402  Photo 1
163094403   
163100404   
163105405  Photo 1
163099406  Photo 1
163102407  Photo 1
163106410   
163107411   
163103412 replacement for 163096 near end of war 

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VFA-113 "Stingers", USS Independence, tail code "NK"

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163758300   
163756301   
163760302   
163761303   
163746304  Photo 1
163765305   
163767306   
163762307   
NOTE: Operation "Desert Shield" only.

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-131 "Wildcats", USS Eisenhower, tail code "AG"

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162421400   
162436401   
162425402   
162432403   
162423404   
162438405   
162440406   
162442407   
162394410   
162412411   
162452412   
NOTE: Operation "Desert Shield" only.

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-136 "Knighthawks", USS Eisenhower, tail code "AG"

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162845300  Photo 1
162867301  Photo 1
162444302  Photo 1
162849303   
162853304   
162426305  Photo 1
162411306   
162860307   
162430310   
162865311   
162846312   
NOTE: Operation "Desert Shield" only.

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-151 "Vigilantes", USS Midway, tail code "NF"

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162906200  Photo 1 Photo 2
162888201  Photo 1
162890202  Photo 1
162892203   
162896204  Photo 1
162898205 replaced by Bu.No. 162886 
162900206  Photo 1
??????207   
162904210   
162889211  Photo 1
162891212 replaced by BuNo. 162839Photo 1
162839212  Photo 1
162893213 replaced by BuNo. 162891 
162891213  Photo 1

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-192 "Golden Dragons", USS Midway, tail code "NF"

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162884300   
162873301  Photo 1 Photo 2
162883302   
162875303   
162877304   
162878305   
162879306   
162880307  Photo 1
162882310  Photo 1
162902311  Photo 1
162899312   
162901313  Photo 1

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VFA-195 "Dambusters", USS Midway, tail code "NF"

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162837100   
162887101   
162828103   
162829104  Photo 1 Photo 2
162830105   
162831106   
162832107   
??????110   
??????111   
??????112   
??????113  Photo 1 Photo 2
??????114   
162826???   
NOTE: First Hornet squadron to deliver a Walleye II glide bomb in combat.

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VMFA-212 "Lancers", MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "WD"

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16372201 ** 
16372302 ** 
16372503 ** 
16372604 **Photo 1
16372705 ** 
16372806 collided with 163729 08/03/1991
Pilot ejected		 
16372907 collided with 163728 08/03/1991
Pilot ejected		 
16373010 ** 
16373111 ** 
16369912 ** 
16373313 ** 
16371614 ** 

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VMFA-232 "Red Devils", MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "WT"

BuNo.ModexNose artCommentPhotos
     
16373500 **Photo 1
16373601 **© D. Brown Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
Photo 4 Photo 5
16373702 ** 
16373803 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16374204 **Photo 1
16374305 **Photo 1
16374506 **Photo 1
16374707 **Photo 1
16375010 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16375111 **Photo 1
16375212 **Photo 1
16375313 **Photo 1 Photo 2

F/A-18C "Hornet"
VMFA-235 "Death Angels", MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "DB"

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16376900 ** 
16377001 ** 
16377202 **Photo 1
16377303 ** 
16377404 ** 
16377505 ** 
16377606 ** 
16377707 ** 
16378010 ** 
16378111 **© D. Brown Photo 1 Photo 2
16378212 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16377914 **Photo 1

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VMFA-314 "The Black Knights", MCAS El Toro, CA - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "VW"

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16239800 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16315201 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
16342902 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16246903 **, Maj. R. M. Knutzen, hit by SAM 24/02/1991, heavy damagePhoto 1 Photo 2© D. Brown Photo 3 Photo 4
Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8
??????04 **Photo 1
16247105 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
16243507 ** 
16314410 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16247511 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
16340712 ** 
16246814 **; 67 missions
Capt. S.M. Quinlan, hit by SAM 24/02/1991, heavy damage		Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6
16242015 ** 
Two pics, either of 162469 or 162468, shows the damaged burner cans Photo 1 Photo 2

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VMFA-333 "Fighting Shamrocks", MCAS Beaufort, SC - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "DN"

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16192800 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16193501 **Photo 1
16196903 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16246404 **Photo 1
16197205 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16197406 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16197607 **© D. Brown Photo 1
16198210 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16198511 **Photo 1
16198612 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
16313714 **Photo 1
16315515 **Photo 1

F/A-18A "Hornet"
VMFA-451 "Warlords", MCAS Beaufort, SC - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "VM"

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16311800Steel Magnolia**© D. Brown Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16313201Dirty Dan**Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6
16316102 ** 
16313403 **Photo 1 Photo 2
??????04 **; no BuNo visiblePhoto 1
??????05  Photo 1 Photo 2
16314106 **; 09/02/91 hit by SA-2 missile
to Sparrow missile station,
awarded with "Purple Heart" award
and got ribbon painted on the nose		Photo 1 Photo 2
16314207 **Photo 1 Photo 2
16314510 **Photo 1
16314611 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16314712 **Photo 1
16316813 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4

F/A-18D "Hornet"
VMFA(AW)-121 "Green Knights", MCAS El Toro, CA - Sheikh Isa AB, Bahrain, tail code "VK"

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16406400 **; Pilot - Col Manfred "Fokker" Reitch
WSO - 1stLT. Brad "Pig" Kelly		Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
16402601 **; Pilot - MAJ Bob "Atlas" Kennedy
WSO - LtCol Steven "Mugo" Mugg; 1		Photo 1 Photo 2
16402802 **; Pilot - MAJ John "Smoke" Rader
WSO - MAJ Harmon "Stock" Stockwell		Photo 1
16401703 ** 
16403504 **; Pilot - MAJ Dan "Grinch" Meurer
WSO - MAJ Bill "Assassin" Crown		Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16404005 Pilot - 1stLt Frank "Jason" Richie
WSO - Maj M.E. "Bake" McBride		on the way to gulf Photo 1
16402206 **Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16404907 **; Pilot - CAPT John "Booty" Galli
WSO - Mike "Evil Frog" Pedersen		Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
16405110 **; Pilot - CAPT Phil "Flip" Browning
WSO - CAPT Dave "Who" Wilson
hit by SA-7 "Grail" missile 17/01/91
in the afterburner cans,
"Purple Heart" award
right engine problems only
Pilot - Major Ken "Cheyenne" Bodie
WSO - John "Ping" Scanlin		Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6
Story
16405311 **; Pilot - CAPT Bob "Tanks" Turner
WSO - CAPT Reuben "Bone" Padilla		 
16405612 **; Pilot - CAPT Mike "Knuckles" Gollwitzer
WSO - CAPT Kevin "Shroom" Scott		Photo 1
16406114 **; Pilot - CAPT George "Zambo" Zamka
WSO - CAPT Dave "Stress" Myers		Photo 1
16402415 ** 
557 sorties and 1,655.5 combat hours
Note: BuNo. 164040 had a double engine fire 29/01/1991 on the way from MCAS El Toro, CA to Spain, plane landed at Brunswick, Maine, and was repaired
1 - this F/A-18D did not have the Night Attack configured cocpit for the WSO and retained the second control stick in the rear cocpit