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A U.S. Navy pilot, flying a F/A-18C from VMFA-232, was forced to eject near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 2.
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By John Murphy (VMFA-232) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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After arriving at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan in January next year, VMFA-121 will prepare for the F-35B’s first at sea deployment in 2018 aboard Sasebo-based USS Bonhomme Richard.
By U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist First Class Tommy Lamkin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has successfully employed 3-D printing technology to fabricate a flight critical aircraft component and flew it on board an aircraft.
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. (July 28, 2016) An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover during a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
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The Third Marine Aircraft Wing has identified Maj. Richard Norton, a pilot with VMFA-232, as the person killed in a F/A-18C crash on Jul. 28 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
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