A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet attached to Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115), Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, lands on the runway at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia. The aircraft tailhook latches on to the M-21 arresting gear assisting the aircraft in coming to a complete stop. The aircraft is taking part in a combined U.S./Australian exercise Crocodile '99
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99
Base: Raaf Amberley
State: Queensland
Country: Australia (AUS)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason D. Ingersoll
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
06/10/1999
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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