During the War of 1996, the F/A-18C single-seat variant was used by the VMFA-314 "Black Knights" during their assault on a City Destroyer in Los Angeles. The Black Knights were severely defeated in a one-sided dogfight by the aliens' Attackers in which nearly all the Hornets, along with their pilots, are destroyed.

2025年2月24日 · The Baltic nation of Estonia celebrated its national Independence Day on Feb. 24, 2025, joined by forces from a number of NATO allies who help reinforce the nation against Russian threats.

2008年11月24日 · On the 239th anniversary of the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center’s aircraft salute our nation’s flag on Independence Day weekend 2015.

A pair of F/A-18 fighter jet model miniatures from Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and his squadron flew F/A-18s combatting alien invaders, and President Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman) piloted one in the July 4th counterattack.

LtCol Watson briefing to the Black Knights on their assault on Los Angeles. The VMFA-314 are an actual U.S. Marine Corps squadron that had participated in the Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War.

性能上来说，18的低空低速性能在美国主力战机中是最好的，如果影片要突出表现威尔史密斯开飞机和飞碟缠斗的画面，也只有18能达到画面的要求。 能想象141516那些高空高速飞机在低空盘旋缠斗的画面吗，15的转弯半径可是18的数倍，飞峡谷直接就撞山了。 影片预设情节来说，陆地上的基地基本被全部摧毁，陆基起降的飞机不可避免的会受到很大损失。 而18作为舰载机则有可能在航母上被很好的保留下来，毕竟海上没啥飞碟。 这个逻辑片中没交代是我自己意淫。 还有一 …

2018年12月21日 · In the movie Independence Day, one of the characters ends up saving the day by flying an F/A-18 fighter jet into the Alien Mothership. That character's only previous experience flying was crop-dusting with a small crop-dusting plane (and we can assume he wasn't necessarily the best pilot there, but was competent).

The F-18 also performed in the movies Independence Day, Behind Enemy Lines and Godzilla. In 1975 the USAF announced the F-16 Fighting Falcon as the winner of the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) Competition.

The F/A-18 fighter/attack aircraft is the dominant tactical system of the sea services. The term “F/A-18” actually applies to two different aircraft—the original Hornet (A/B/C/D models) and a far larger and more-capable derivative, Super Hornet (E/ Fs). Both Boeing fighters are in service in the Navy and Marine Corps, on carriers and ashore.

2024年3月24日 · Independence Day (TCF, 1996), U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet Filming Miniature. Original 1/8th scale F-18 fighter jet model miniature measuring 18.5" x 59" x 85". Constructed of cast resin, vacuum-formed plastic, metal, wood and other multimedia components.