Accident McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet 163495,
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Date:Wednesday 18 January 2006
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic F18H model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
Owner/operator:VFA-97 US Navy
Registration: 163495
MSN: 733/C051
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 miles (8km) north of NAF El Centro -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAF El Centro
Destination airport:NAF El Centro
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed in crash at 1830 hrs in an uninhabited area 5 miles (8km) north of NAF El Centro, California, during a night bomb training sortie.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171101192138/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f_18_hornet.htm
Scramble 340

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Nov-2017 16:58 JF Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2020 18:21 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Feb-2020 20:16 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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