Jan 1987 USS Midway (CV-41) Philippine Sea NARA DN-ST-93-01289 CVW-5 first F-18 deployment

She carried three F-18 Hornet squadrons, as she was unable to operate F-14s for an extended amount of time and the F-4 had been retired in 1986. Her Hornet squadrons included VFA-195 Dambusters, VFA-151, Vigilantes and VFA-192 Golden Dragons between 1986 and 1991. NARA DN-ST-93-01289 CVW-5

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