Syark Air force (SAF) - 1/72 Witty Wings US Navy F18F Superhornet, VFA 41 Sqd Black Aces








1/72 Witty Wings US Navy F18F Superhornet, VFA 41 Sqd Black Aces

The Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) also known as the "Black Aces", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California (USA).

The "Black Aces" are an operational fleet squadron that flies the F/A-18F Super Hornet. The Black Aces are attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), which are currently deployed aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). Their radio callsign is "Fast Eagle" and their tailcode is NG.


The Black Aces have made three combat deployments to Iraq, one in each of 2003, 2005 and 2007. The first supported the opening stages of the war, once again compiling the remarkable sortie completion rate of 100 percent. The second was most recently documented in the PBS miniseries "Carrier." The 2007 cruise took the Black Aces to both the Iraqi and Afghani theaters of operation.

In February 2012, VFA-41 completed a seven month deployment aboard the USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74) in the Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the final combat missions of Operation New Dawn. Less than six months later after an abbreviated turn around, the Black Aces once again deployed aboard STENNIS for an eight-month deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. During this time, STENNIS was the United States Navy's only deployed aircraft carrier. The Black Aces returned on April 29, 2013 and are currently in the middle of a post-deployment sustainment phase.

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