Derived from the Northrop YF-17, the F-18 Hornet was designed as a multi-purpose aircraft that would compliment the larger, and more expensive, F-14 Tomcat.
The 2007 East Coast F-18 Demo Team.
NAS Oceana is the master jet base for the Atlantic Fleet.  That means lots of Hornets.  The shots above are from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Oceana air shows.
With the Blue Angels, CF-18 Demo Team, US Navy F-18 Demo Team, and a pair of USMC F-18s, the 2003 Westfield show looked a bit like NAS Oceana.
Marine F/A-18s perform in a combined arms demo at the 2002 NAS Jax show.
	A pair of Marine F-18s from VMFA-251 (Thunder Bolts) arrive at the 2000 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show.
An F-18 from the Navy Test Pilot school arrives at the 2001 Quebec Air Show.
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