The Aviation Magazine Volume 6, Issue 4, May 2015 Special Edition | Page 78
F/A –18E Super Hornet VFA‐122
F/A –18F Super Hornet VFA‐106 F/A –18F Super Hornet VFA‐106 F/A –18E Super Hornet VFA‐122
Article and photography by Norman A. Graf
After being absent from the air show circuit the last two years due to the budget sequestration process, the
Navy’s Hornet Tactical Demonstration Teams have returned for the 2015 air show season. The “Tac Demo”
team is composed of Fleet Replacement Squadron instructors flying the same aircraft used to train students
and the demonstration routine is designed to highlight the mobility, versatility and power of the F/A‐18 Hor‐
net and Super Hornet multi‐role fighter aircraft. The teams, from VFA‐106 “Gladiators” from NAS Oceana and
VFA‐122 “Flying Eagles” from NAS Lemoore, will perform at over twenty shows across the US and one show
in Canada.
See our reviews of the first two Super Hornet demonstrations:
LT Nate “Fonda” Miller (pilot) and the GIB, LT Jason “IADS” Hoch (WSO) of VFA‐106 “Gladiators” from NAS
Oceana, flew the F/A‐18 “Foxtrot” demo at the NAF El Centro Airshow.
LT Jarod “Rhianna” Wheeler of VFA‐122 “Flying Eagles” from NAS Lemoore flew the F/A‐18 “Echo” demo at
the LA County Airshow.
More information can be found at their Facebook Page .
Schedule: subject to change
MAY:
9‐10 Millville Air Show, Millville, NJ
VFA‐106 (F)
23‐24 Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, NY VFA‐106 (C)
23‐24 Salute to Veterans Air Show, Columbia, MO VFA‐122 (E)
JUNE:
20‐21 Denton Air Show, Denton, TX
VFA‐122 (E)
20‐21 Dayton Air Show, Dayton, OH
VFA‐106 (F)
JULY:
3 Dubuque Jaycees Air Show, Dubuque, IA VFA‐122 (E)
4 National Cherry Festival Airshow, Traverse City, MI
VFA‐106 (C)
11‐12 Gary South Shore Air Show, Gary, IN VFA‐106 (F)
25‐26 Milwaukee Air and Water Show, Milwaukee, WI VFA‐106 (C)
AUGUST: 8‐9 Abbotsford International Air Show, Abbotsford, BC VFA‐122 (E)
29‐30 NYC Air Show at Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY VFA‐106 (F)
SEPTEMBER: 5‐7 Cleveland National Air Show, Cleveland, OH VFA‐106 (F)
12‐13 Wings Over Waukegan, Waukegan, IL VFA‐106 (C)
19‐20 NAS Oceana Airshow, NAS Oceana, VA VFA‐106 (C/F)
26‐27 Memphis Air Show, Millington, TN
VFA‐122 (E)
OCTOBER:
3‐4 California Capitol Air Show, Mather, CA VFA‐122 (E)
17‐18 Wings Over Houston, Houston, TX
VFA‐122 (E)
24‐25 Amigo Air Show, Santa Teresa, NM
VFA‐122 (E)
31 ‐1 Nov Stuart Airshow, Stuart, FL VFA‐106 (C)