Big Block F/A -18 Hornet Montage

A collection of personal photographs shot whilst flying Hornets and the Tiger II at former NAS Miramar, as well as NAS Fallon, NAS Key West, NAS Oceana, and a sundry of other venues. Naval Aviation's finest aviators flying the F/A-18, F-5E, and more in this cinéma vérité montage of the Navy's adversary squadron: VFC-13.

Featuring sorties from Fightertown USA, the former home of NAS Miramar and famed Navy Fighter Weapons School, AKA "TOPGUN," which has since been moved to NAS Fallon, Nevada.

VFC-13 began its life in 1946 when VF-753 was commissioned and began flying the F6F Hellcat. Today's squadron was formed on September 1, 1973 at NAS New Orleans when the US Navy was reorganising the US Naval Reserve. The squadron first flew the Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader, and had 17 officers and 127 enlisted men within its ranks, most were former members of VSF-76 and VSF-86. In April 1974 they transitioned to the A-4 Skyhawk. The demand for west coast adversary squadrons and other fleet support missions meant the squadron was moved to NAS Miramar in February 1976, that summer they transitioned from the A-4L to the two seat TA-4J. In 1983 they returned to single-seat aircraft when they transitioned to the A-4E, and in 1988 they upgraded to the more powerful A-4F.

In October 1993 VFC-13 transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet which further enhanced the squadron's ability to perform its adversary mission by providing an even more capable and realistic threat aircraft. When the Navy relocated the Naval Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN, the squadron transferred to NAS Fallon in April 1996 and also transitioned to the F-5E Tiger II. The unit's mix of 23 F-5E, F-5F and F-5N aircraft are all painted in a variety of colorful adversary schemes of blue, gray, or brown camouflage. In January of 2006, VFC-13 established a permanent detachment of 12 aircraft at NAS Key West for East Coast training.

VFC-13 provides quality adversary training for regular Navy fleet and replacement squadrons and air wings, reserve fighter and attack squadrons, U.S.A.F. and U.S.M.C. units, and Canadian forces. The Fighting Saints have received two consecutive C.N.O. Safety Awards, the Golden Wrench Maintenance Award, and in 1994, a Battle "E" award.

Bogeys are set. Check tapes on . . . fight's on.

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[sarlak91]

wow, this can't be more american. Rock n Roll + jetfighters :D

[aaron8862006]

Sexy jets. Nice vid.

[igowob4]

@Ralroost They're an adversary squadron, those stars are to simulate them being enemy aircraft, more specifically Soviet jets. They act as enemies for dogfighting, it's all they do, fight.

[Ralroost]

Red stars? Is this for red flag?

[Poseidon500]

I see you missed the point. Did you now that Russia produces more migs ans Sukhoi for foreign nations than they do for themselves?

India for example. IF somebody else if fitting the bill, Russia will build them.

[Poseidon500]

Not all of them do. Most will not.

[BRIANROX1]

its supposed to be up there with the Raptor. and the US isnt the only country Funding it...all the countries who will recieve the JSF are Funding the Program. and others are looking to purchase some...mainly because its Stealthy and can land and take off verticaly(more user friendly then the Harrier

[Poseidon500]

I defend the JSF, however.... we will see how good it is.

They have already dumped way too much money into it if you ask me.

[BRIANROX1]

and plus Israel has already signed on to the JSF program. meaning in a few years they will have the next generation of fighter and the most advanced in the Middle East. probably the world along with the Raptor

[BRIANROX1]

id like for it to be produced as well. But in regards to russia mass producing the SU-35...to be able to mass produce advanced aircraft like that you need a huge supply of money and russia isnt exactly sitting on a big batch of dollar bills.

[Poseidon500]

You're forgetting about the economy. Also, it is not guarenteed that the f-15se will be produced. (I hope it does) but for now...there is no guarente at all.

If Russia has a customer who can afford it..they will produce the su-35.

The Russian government cannot afford all they want, but a foregin governemtn can, and Russia will produce it of someone else pays for their own.

That is how the world works.

[BRIANROX1]

yeah cuz isreal will probably by half of the fleet form russia they have 12 and only 48 left to be delivered. not nearly enough for russia and isreal. plus theyre possibly going to buy the F-35 and possibly the

F-15SE. the f-15SE will more likely be a hit there because theyre used to F-15s and the Silent Eagle is more stealthy then the SU-35