Three F-18 military jets stopped Friday afternoon at the North Platte Regional Airport to refuel.
The jets arrived shortly after 1 p.m. and left about an hour and a half later, destined for Indianapolis
Airport Manager Sam Seafelt said Trego-Dugan’s fixed base operation at the airport is a government refueling stop. It is relative common that jets and helicopters of all types and sizes stop for fueling and service.
The jets, which are capable of carrying air-to-air missiles as well as air-to-surface weapons, were moving from base to base.
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multiple fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18Hornet, according to Wikipedia.
The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet, Wikipedia says.
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Maybe Maverick and Goose can throw some hellfire missiles at a few meth heads while they pass through. That’s an example of our tax dollars paying us back twice.
Kinda surprised the people that work on the tarmac didn’t screw it up. Last time I flew out of LBF was winter, the pilot of the little puddle jumper opened his window and asked what the mix was for the de-icer and the guy outside clearly said “70-40,” the pilot sat for a second before informing him that doesn’t add up to 100. The people outside talked for a few seconds before deciding it was 60-40 and the pilots had a few silent words before closing the window.