The Canadian CF-18 Hornet put on an unforgettable show at RIAT 2024 with a jaw-dropping steep climb takeoff followed by a dramatic dirty roll. In this video, I break down the display, what makes ...

that began receiving a slightly modified version of the standard legacy Hornet, designated CF-18 (Canadian military designation is CF-188), in 1982. Two years later, the first CF-18 fighter planes ...

To mark the Royal Canadian Air Force's 100th anniversary, one plane in the CF-18 Hornet fleet got a special paint job designed by an air force technician. The belly of the jet features a large ...

The CF-18 Hornet is unique to the Canadian Forces. The United States has 647 F/A-18 A-D jets, which are used by the navy and the marines. The navy also has 336 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

Bews was practicing Friday in a CF-18 Hornet jet over Lethbridge County Airport for an international air show. The CF-18 he was flying is a model specifically used for air shows. "All of a sudden ...

A military investigation has concluded that a sticky piston probably caused the crash of a CF-18 Hornet during an air show practice in southern Alberta. The jet, flown by Captain Brian Bews ...

A Royal Canadian Air Force single-seat CF-188 Hornet from 4 Wing Cold Lake ... Few days earlier, on Oct. 25, an F/A-18 Hornet from Miramar crashed near Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center ...

The RCAF currently operates nearly 138 CF-18 fighters (Canada’s designation of the F/A-18). The fleet has already received a service life extension through the Hornet Extension Program. The newly ...

A Canadian CF-18 fighter pilot died after his jet crashed ... The crashed pilot was from 4 Wing and crashed his CF-188 Hornet at about 11 a.m. local time in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range in ...

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has announced its CF-18 Hornet Extension Project (HEP) has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The IOC also marked the delivery of the first six HEP2 ...

Back in Nov. 2010, Capt. Darren Blakie ejected safely from his CF-18 Hornet seconds before it crashed at night about 13 km northeast of Cold Lake. He escaped the crash with minor injures.