McDonnell Douglas Hornet CF-188/A/B CF-18/A/B
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The CF-188 Hornet, commonly called the CF-18, is a multi-role fighter aircraft. It is used for air defence, air superiority, ground attack, tactical support, training, aerobatic demonstration, and aerospace testing and evaluation.
The Hornet is a fast, light and manoeuvrable aircraft. Because of its power, speed and target-tracking capabilities, it has had great success in many military operations in Canada and around the world.
CF-18s have supported North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) air sovereignty patrols and participated in combat during the Gulf War in 1991, the Kosovo War in the late 1990s, and as part of the Canadian contribution to the international Libyan no-fly zone in 2011. CF-18s were also part of the Canadian contribution to the military intervention against ISIL, Operation Impact. RCAF Web Page and Wikipedia
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (165) RCAF 400 Squadrons (138) Canadian Crewed (139) Canadian Museum (3)Hornet (CF-188) F/A-18A 188732
Equivalent to F-18A-14-MC when delivered. With 416 (TF) Squadron at CFB Cold Lake in February 1995. With 416 Squadron when it crashed and was destroyed near CFB Cold Lake, Alberta during Maple Flag mission on 26 May 2003. Apparently lost control, performed several uncommanded high rate rolls, during return to base as part of 4 plane flight. From accident report: "The investigation team believes the accident flight profile was created by a flight control malfunction of the left horizontal stabilator which abruptly deflected to a full trailing edge down position, sending the aircraft into a violent, high negative G barrel roll to the right. It is believed the pilot was able to momentarily stop the aircraft's rolling motion near wings level, however... by the time the ejection was initiated, the aircraft had resumed the negative G roll to the right." Pilot Capt. K.L. Naismith killed during ejection, first CF fatality during a CF-18 ejection.1984-11-14 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
2003-05-26 Struck off Strength 2021-11-13
2003-05-26 Accident Crash Crashed, see comments 2019-08-20