Spanish McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet.
Between November 1985 and July 1990, 60 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet single-seaters and 12 EF-18B Hornet two-seaters were delivered to the Spanish Air Force to replace the Dassault Mirage IIIs.
From 1995 to 1998, 24 F/A-18A from the US Navy were acquired by the Spanish Air Force.
All Hornets were upgraded to EF/A-18A+ and B+ standards equivalent to the F/A-18C and D versions. This picture was taken on 22 April 2015 at Leeuwarden Air Base during exercise Frisian Flag.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…
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