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Well probably well used!
Posted by Joe Scheil on Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:02:26 AM
In reply top Another eBay find posted by Dante Cosentino on Fri Feb 06, 2004 01:11:37 PM
From Joe Baugher's excellent site, you can see that many of these were retained by the Blues, and then discharged. With that many hours she is probably pretty close to fatigued out, but its doubful that anyone has the money to even fly her another 100 hours anyway so it doesn't really matter. What a great deal though, if you already owned a Mig 29!
161948/161965 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-12-MC Hornet (Lot 6)
161949 to NASA as 848 in December 1989.
161950 to Spain as C.15-87 in 1999
161952 was Blue Angels aircraft
161953 to Spain as C.15-88 in 1999
161954 to Spain as C.15-93 in late 1999, early 2000
161955 was Blue Angels aircraft
161957 was Blue Angels aircraft. Now on static display at NAS Atlanta, GA
161958 to Spain as C.15-94 in late 1999, early 2000
161959 was Blue Angels aircraft.
161961 at National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
161962 was Blue Angels aircraft. SOC Jul 5, 2000.
161963 was Blue Angels aircraft
161964 to AMARC as 1A0053 Aug 12, 1996
161965 was Blue Angels aircraft. to AMARC as 1A0058 Jan 17, 1997
161966/161987 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-13-MC Hornet (Lot 6)
161967 (C/n 183). Noted with Blue Angels November 2002
161968 to AMARC as 1A0031 Feb 15, 1996
161969 ws Blue Angels aircraft
161972 to AMARC as 1A0057 Nov 26, 1996
161973 was Blue Angels aircraft. Offered for public sale by Air Capitol
Warbirds as of Feb 2002
161974 (VMFA-321) crashed Aug 22, 1996.
161975 was Blue Angels aircraft
161976 to AMARC as 1A0056 Oct 15, 1996
161977 to Spain as C.15-95 in late 1999, early 2000
161978 was Blue Angels aircraft.
161980 (VMFA-333) crashed in Japan 6/12/1989. Pilot ejected safely.
161981 SOC Dec 18, 2002, not sure for what reason.
161983 was Blue Angels aircraft
161984 was Blue Angels aircraft. SOC Sep 28, 1999. Now at Kalamazoo Air Zoo
Museum
161985 was Blue Angels aircraft. To AMARC as 1A0060 Jan 24, 1997.