Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.17.2013
Visitors of The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum view the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 17. The museum celebrated the F/A-18’s 35th anniversary of its first flight with the aircraft itself on display and models with information on the aircraft indoors....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.17.2013
Ron Lewis, the foundation historian at The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, assists families into the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 17. The museum celebrated the F/A-18’s 35th anniversary of its first flight with the aircraft itself on display and models of the aircraft with additional information indoors....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.17.2013
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum allows visitors to climb into their F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 17. The museum celebrated the F/A-18’s 35th anniversary of its first flight with the aircraft itself on display and additional models and information for visitors to see....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 11.17.2013
Ron Lewis, the foundation historian at The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, sits in the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 17. Lewis assisted visitors to the museum by helping them into the cockpit of the F/A-18 on display and describing the history of the aircraft....
Courtesy Photo | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.09.2011
Conner Brashear, 6, sits inside the cockpit of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet during an Open Cockpit Day July 9. These events are scheduled throughout the summer and allow Marines and their families to sit in various aircraft on display....
Courtesy Photo | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.09.2011
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum volunteer, Walt Nicoll, explains to Sgt. Andrew Blanchette, a communication and navigation technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and a San Diego native, the function of the control panel in the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet during the Open Cockpit Day July 9. These events are scheduled throughout the summer and allow Marines and their......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.02.2010
Iwo Jima veteran Paul Madero and his wife Virginia, of Hacienda Heights, Calif., discuss the finer points of fighter jets with Capt. Jeffrey Butler, an F/A 18 "Hornet" pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Feb. 18. Iwo Jima veterans celebrated their annual reunion with a tour of The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, lunch at the station......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.02.2010
Iwo Jima veteran Sandy Goldfarb shares stories with Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, commanding general for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sgt. Maj. Don W. Gallagher, sergeant major of the 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Feb. 18. The Iwo Jima veterans congregated at MCAS Miramar for their annual reunion....
