1.5 Euro F/A-18 Hornet

Reverse

Two-bladed propeller in central circle, in outer ring two turbines separated from each other by lines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HISTORIA DE LA AVIACIÓN
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Translation: History of aviation

Edge

Plain

Comment

The F/A-18 was, and continues to be in its different versions, the standard all-purpose fighter jet of the fight and attack squadrons of the United States Navy and US Marine Corps as well as of the air forces of Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Switzerland, Malaysia and Spain.
Spain acquired them as a result of a painstakingly thorough programme denominated Future Fight and Attack Aircraft (FACA) for selecting a model that would replace the various fighter jets in the Air Force combat units in the early 1980s and thus for standardizing the fleet in this speciality insofar as possible.
Although the experts recommended purchasing 144 units from the manufacturer, ultimately half that figure was acquired: 60 single-seat EF-18As and 12 two-seat dual-control EF-18Bs. The first six (all of them two-seaters) arrived in Zaragoza in July 1986 and constituted the first planes of Wing 15, which was completed in successive deliveries that also augmented the material of Wing 12 of Torrejón. In Spain both versions are denominated C.15 and CE.15 respectively.
At a later date, between 1995 and 2000 24 additional F/A-18As were acquired, surplus units from the United States Navy and Marine Corps, which went to the 462 Squadron of Wing 46 in Gando.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2020 M	7500	-	-	-	-	-	-

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