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    Airframe Family: Northrop F-17 Cobra / F-18 Hornet
    Latest Model:F/A-18C-27-MC (Lot 11) Hornet
    Last Military Serial:163735 USMC
    Construction Number:805/C094
    Compressed ID:McDD F/A-18C-27-MC (Lot 11) sn 1637...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F/A-18C-27-MC (Lot 11) by McDonnell Douglas.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 163735.

    By 1991

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 163735.

    By January 1991

    Transferred to VMFA-232.
    Operated with markings: WT-00, MARINES

    By 2004

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 163735.

    By September 2004

    Transferred to VFA-125.
    Operated with markings: NJ-304

    By October 2008

    To VMFAT-101.
    Markings added: SH-227, NAVY

    12 November 2008

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC).

    Circa August 2015

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 163735.

    By 2020

    Transferred to VMFA-112, NAS Fort Worth, TX.

    By August 2022

    Markings Applied: MA-12

    By November 2024

    Markings Applied: MA-02, MARINES

    14 November 2024

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX.
    Flown for the final time to the Fort Worth Aviation Museum for eventual display.
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