HA3504 -- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D BuNo.164652, VMFA(AW)-242 "Bats" Miramar 2003
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HA3504 -- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D BuNo.164652, VMFA(AW)-242 "Bats" Miramar 2003
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HA3504 -- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D BuNo.164652, VMFA(AW)-242 "Bats" Miramar 2003
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HA3504 -- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D BuNo.164652, VMFA(AW)-242 "Bats" Miramar 2003
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SKU: HA3504
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Product Details
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In 1991 the former VMA(AW)-242 was re-designated VMFA(AW)-242 All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron and re-equipped with F/A-18D Hornets. The unit received its first F/A-18D in February 1991. The Squadron is known as the "Bats" with a motto of "Mors ex tenebris" "Death from the Darkness". The squadron was based at Miramar, California until 2000 when they deployed to Iwakuni, Japan and returning to Miramar in late 2003 for a short stay. F/A-18D 164652 c/n 1076/D085 has flown with VMFA(AW)-242, VMFA(AW)-121 Green Knights and VMFA(AW)-225 Vikings. Scale 1:72
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