163137 VMFA-142 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-142) "Flying Gators." She's a late production "A" built sometime around 1986-87. She was previously flown as a test bird with VX-5 at NAF China Lake, CA (the longtime attack test/eval squadron, since merged with VX-4 to become VX-9 at Pt. Mugu). She is based in Atlanta, Georgia. This F-18 is the 550th Hornet built (459th "A" model). She served on the USS Harry S. Truman in 2003-2004, and Iraq in 2005