RAAF F-18 3SQN Hornets Arrive 29Aug1986

The first two 3 Squadron Hornets arrive at RAAF base Williamtown, piloted by WGCDR Bruce Mouatt and SQNLDR Ross Fox, on the 29th of August, 1986. The aircraft were assembled at Avalon, Victoria.

[@megjohnson9227]

Squadron Leader Ross Fox…love of my life. Killed on training excercise 2 August 1990, aged 39. Loved forever

[@mitty361]

I remember seeing the F-18 hornet for the first time ‘for me’ with the last flight of the Mirage’s in 1986 at the Laverton airshow !! 👍🇦🇺

[@bpmuppet72]

R.I.P Wg CDR Fox. You’re greatly missed.

[@youwebz]

Sorry to hear he has passed away

[@bpmuppet72]

@@youwebz he was killed when his F/A-18 was involved in a mid air collision near Tindal Air Base back in 1990.

[@soundknight]

I thought of this fellow when she said his name, I remember reading about him in that great book.

[@MartintheTinman]

I remember seeing Mirages and Hirnets flying together at Edinburgh Air Show

[@grantpatch5450]

My 1st CO, R.I.P Sir😥🇦🇺

[@rozbu]

Were you an f18 pilot?

[@gc1862de]

RIP Foxy

[@megjohnson9227]

I think the woman on the left is Vicky, Ross Fox’s wife and two boys.

[@wayneschenk5512]

New fighters are generational lived through 4 so far f35 may be the last.

[@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261]

That shot with the Hornet trailing the camera aircraft, it looks fantastic from that angle with the leading and trailing edge flaps extended, must be keeping quite a slow speed there! Also those curved intakes are much more pleasing, to my eye, than the intakes on the Super Hornet. Nice one me Aussie mates!