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    Airframe Family: Northrop F-17 Cobra / F-18 Hornet
    Latest Model:CF-188 Hornet
    Last Military Serial:188720 CAF
    Construction Number:181
    Compressed ID:McDD CF-188 sn 188720 CAF cn 181
    Latest Owner or Location:No. 425 Squadron, CFB Bagotville, QC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CF-188 by McDonnell Douglas.

    22 March 1984

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 188720.

    17 May 1984

    Transferred to No. 425 Squadron, CFB Bagotville, QC.

    From 12 October 1986 to 25 October 1986

    Took part in the William Tell air-to-air weapons meet at Tyndall AFB, FL.

    Circa 2002

    Transferred to No. 410 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, AB.

    Circa 2002

    Markings Applied: 20 YEARS / ANS CF-18 HORNET.
    Wore A special paintjob in celebration of 20 years of CF-18 service with the CAF. Featured the emblems of all CF-18 Hornet squadrons.

    2002


    Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum
    Notes: Photographed at the 2002 Grand Forks AFB airshow.

    2002

    2002


    Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum

    30 August 2003


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: At Toronto for the CIAS

    30 August 2003


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt

    By May 2007

    Transferred to No. 425 Squadron, CFB Bagotville, QC.

    16 May 2007

    Damaged.
    Suffered catastrophic failure of left hand engine during air to ground training at Bagotville on 16 May 2007, operated by 425 Squadron. Missing hardware in inlet guide vane arms resulted in low pressure turbine disk separating, with most of it leaving the aircraft. Returned to Bagotville single engine, using afterburner to maintain altitude, and landed without further damage.

    By April 2016

    Withdrawn from use.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Individual Contributors
     Jeff Hunt
    Peter Nicholson
    Max Sabin
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