File:F-18A VFA-161 landing on USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1987.JPEG

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A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-161 Chargers approaching the the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) on 1 July 1987. The carrier was en route to the Sea Fair Festival in Seattle, Washington (USA).
VFA-161 was assigned to the short-lived Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10, tail code "NM"). It was established in November 1986 and should have been assigned to the USS Independence (CV-62). However, it was only once deployed on the Enterprise for a short tour along the US Pacific coast and was disestablished again with all squadrons in November 1988.

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current01:29, 9 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 01:29, 9 January 20173,000 × 2,011 (2.37 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A <i>Hornet</i> from Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-161 <i>Chargers</i> approaching the the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CVN-65) on 1 July 1987. The carrier was en route to the Sea Fair Festival in Seattle, Washington (USA).<br>VFA-161 was assigned to the short-lived Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10, tail code "NM"). It was established in November 1986 and should have been assigned to the USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62). However, it was only once deployed on the <i>Enterprise</i> for a short tour along the US Pacific coast and was disestablished again with all squadrons in November 1988. </p>
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