Keywords: F-18C of VFA-83 on USS Saratoga (CV-60) 1991.jpg A U S Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C-25-MC Hornet BuNo 163495 of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-83 Rampagers about to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-60 during the 1991 Gulf War The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM missiles and Mk 82 bombs VFA-83 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 CVW-17 aboard the Saratoga for a deployment the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 7 August 1990 to 28 March 1991 <br> 163495 later crashed on 18 January 2006 eight kilometres north of Naval Air Facility El Centro California USA during a night bombing training flight while in service with VFA-97 The pilot was killed http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16024747 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1993 199 035 1991 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18C Hornet on flight decks Strike Fighter Squadron 83 United States Navy Aboard USS Saratoga CV-60 United States Navy in the Gulf War 1990-1991 AGM-88 HARM |