Re: NAVAIR's F/A-18 Program Celebrates 25 Years of Flight

On 11/30/03 5:01 PM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
"Otis Willie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> NAVAIR's F/A-18 Program Celebrates 25 Years of Flight
> 
> (EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS031125-01 Release Date: 11/25/2003 6:42:00
> PM
> 
> From Naval Air Systems Command Public Affairs
> 
> PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
> F/A-18 program commemorated the first flight of the Hornet aircraft
> flown 25 years ago Nov. 20. Alumni members of the "Hornets Nest"
> gathered at NAVAIR Patuxent River for a day of memories and
> celebration.
> 
> “The last 25 years of flight by F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets have
> established an unmatched record of performance, survivability,
> reliability, maintainability and affordability for the U.S. Navy,
> Marine Corps, and our foreign partners,” said NAVAIR F/A-18 Program
> Manager Capt. B.D. Gaddis. “The men and women who have designed,
> developed, produced, enhanced, maintained and flown these remarkable
> aircraft can be very proud. They have set the chinning bar pretty
> high. But I'm convinced that the next 25 years will be even better."
> 
> Naval Aviation was forever changed 25 years ago when Jack Krings, test
> pilot for then-McDonnell Douglas Corporation, had the honor of taking
> the new fighter on a 50-minute flight from St. Louis o...
> 

What is it about me and old airplanes?  |:-)


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