1/48 FRANKIN-MINT (B11E631) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF188 HORNET (188720) - Wasp - 2002 Hornet 20 Years - Cold Lake, Alberta - 410 Cougar Sqdn - CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 400)

FRANKIN-MINT (B11E631) McDONNELL-DOUGLAS CF188 HORNET (188720) - Wasp - 2002 Hornet 20 Years - Cold Lake, Alberta - 410 Cougar Sqdn - CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 400) 188720 McDonnell-Douglas CF-188 (CF-18A) 181 - Taken on strength : 22 March 1984 - With No. 409, 433 and 416 Squadrons in 1980s and 1990s, exact dates not known. With No. Equivalent to F-18A-12-MC when delivered. 425 Squadron at CFB Bagotville, PQ in February 1995. Carried special paint scheme in 2001 for 30th anniversary of No. 1 Air Maintenance Squadron. Took part in Tiger Meet at Cold Lake in 2003, in special paint scheme. Took part in the 2006 Canadian International Air Show, at Toronto on 1, 2 and 3 September 2006. Suffered catastrophic failure of left hand engine during air to ground training at Bagotville on 16 May 2007, operated by No. 425 Squadron. Missing hardware in inlet guide vane arms resulted in low pressure turbine disk separating, with most of it leaving the aircraft. Returned to Bagotville single engine, using afterburner to maintain altitude, and landed without further damage. Not included in April 2016 list of active CF-18s.