The first U.S. Navy McDonnell T-45A Goshawk, the Navy’s newest trainer for future carrier pilots, lifts off on its maiden flight from Long Beach, California, Municipal Airport, on April 16, 1988.
Categories: 100 Years of Naval Aviation
 
 
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