SPANISH HORNETS-ROVIDING A POTENT STING

摘要

On July 10, 1986. four two-seat McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Hornets for the Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) took-off from St Louis, Missouri, on their delivery flight to Zaragoza Air Base. They were the first of 72 EF-18As and Bs (officially designated C.15 and CE.15s respectively in Spanish service) purchased to meet the Futwro Avion de Combate y Ataque (FACA, Fighter-Attack Future Aircraft) programme.