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Retired NASA F-18 being hoisted up by crane to pedestal mount at Lancaster California Municipal Baseball Stadium - The Hangar | ||
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Photo Number: | EC97-43957-7 | |
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Photo Date: | Mar 1997 | |
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Formats: | 558x480 JPEG Image (78 KBytes) 1190x1024 JPEG Image (606 KBytes) 3030x2606 JPEG Image (9,857 KBytes) |
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Photo Description: |
Workers adjust a sling holding an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft formerly flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, during operations to mount the airframe for display in front of the municipal baseball stadium on Lancaster, California. | |
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Project Description: |
The F/A-18 was used as a safety chase and support aircraft prior to its recent retirement. The aircraft is now mounted nose skyward on a 28-foot-tall pedestal in front of the stadium. The stadium, known as "The Hangar," is the home field of the Lancaster Jethawks, a Class-A farm team of the Seattle Mariners. |
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NASA Photo by: | Tony Landis | |
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Keywords: | F-18 Chase Aircraft; F/A-18; Hornet; Lancaster; The Hangar; Seattle Mariners |
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