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ID 37258 Views: 517 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 D Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Corey Betke Contact
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	164263 / AD-440 (cn D078) Pulling up for the unrestricted climb with burners.

ID 37257 Views: 528 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 D Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Corey Betke Contact
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	164263 / AD-440 (cn D078) The sun popped out just at the right moment on this cloudy day as EMPIRE35 blasts off 10L enroute for GRB. VFA-106 "Gladiators" NAS Oceana

ID 37243 Views: 356 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Andrew Stricker Contact
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	163465 / 164263 (cn C050) EMPIRE35 departing runway 10L on a cold November day. 163465 is the Hornet being blurred by the heat. Just amazing how much a Hornet can heat up.

ID 37242 Views: 397 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 D Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Andrew Stricker Contact
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	164263 / AD-440 (cn D078) Normally I woldn't use so many shots of one aircraft, but this one Hornet provided a lot of cool shots. You can see the afterburner shock diamonds. That's the first time I've ever seen them during the day.

ID 37241 Views: 381 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 D Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Andrew Stricker Contact
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	164263 / AD-440 (cn D078) EMPIRE35 flight leader blasting off of 10L. Man, can those things pump out a lot of heat!

ID 37240 Views: 370 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 D Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 4, 2012	Andrew Stricker Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	164263 / AD-440 (cn D078) F/A-18D from VFA-106 "Gladiators" taxiing out after spending a weekend at CMH. Callsign EMPIRE35 flight.

ID 37213 Views: 331 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	USA - Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, November 2, 2012	Andrew Stricker Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	163465 / 164263 (cn C029) Three Hornets at CMH! A rare catch. These F/A-18s are from VFA-106 "Gladiators", NAS Oceana, VA. EMPIRE35 was their callsign when they came in. S/ns in order 163465 (AD-336), 164229 (AD-310), and F/A-18D 164263 (AD-440).