U.S. Marine Corps “Legacy Hornets†Perform “Elephant Walk†Ahead of Massive Aircraft Launch Involving +30 F/A-18 Jets
February 7, 2019 David Cenciotti Military Aviation 2 Comments
Long live the Legacy Hornet!
On the very same day the U.S. Navy bid farewell to its last operational “Legacy Hornets†at NAS Oceana, Virginia, the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), launched 35 aircraft near simultaneously as part of scheduled training activity at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
Shortly after sunrise, 30 F/A-18A+/C/D Hornets belonging to MAG-11 squadrons (VMFA(AW)-225, VMFA-232, VMFA-314, VMFA-323 and VMFAT-101) and 2 KC-130J Hercules (VMGR-352) started their engines and moved to the taxiway; forming a line, known as an “elephant walk,†which stretched nearly a mile.
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/07/u-s-marine-corps-legacy-hornets-perform-elephant-walk-ahead-of-massive-aircraft-launch-involving-30-f-a-18-jets/
