2024 NAS OCEANA AIR SHOW
Performers: CF-18 Demonstration Team
The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American Mc- Donnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In
1980, the F/A-18 was select- ed as the winner of the New Fighter Aircraft Project com- petition to replace CF-104 Starfighter, CF-101 Voodoo and the CF-116 Freedom Fighter. CF-18s have sup-
bers selected from RCAF units across Canada. All are selected for their superior performance, dedica- tion to excellence, and the desire to represent Cana- da’s operational air force. This year marks a significant milestone for the RCAF, as they celebrate 100 years of service, and provides a unique opportunity, through the CF- 18 Demonstration Team, to showcase Air Force personnel and their capabilities, while proud- ly celebrating their past, present and future. Throughout the centennial season a specially painted CF-18 Hornet, featuring a unique com- memorative paint job, will wow audiences as part of Operation INSPIRATION 2024.
ported North American Aerospace Defense Com- mand (NORAD) air sovereignty patrols and par- ticipated 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. Every year, the RCAF selects a special group of people to make up the CF-18 Demonstration Team. The Team is truly a national team with mem-
The F-35C Lightning II Demonstration Team hailing from the VFA-125 Rough Raiders from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., will fly the Navy’s only fifth genera- tion stealth aircraft. The F-35C pilots will provide a glimpse of the incredible flying characteristics and power of this mighty machine, while showcasing the advanced training taught to every Navy and Marine Corps Aviator to fly the F-35C. Performers: F-35C Lightning II Demonstration Team
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