1976 McDonnell Douglas F-18 Advertisement

More than two years before first flight of the F-18 Hornet, this advertisement was placed in the April 19, 1976 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. The fighter flew its first combat mission in April 1986, ten years after the advert was published.

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