United States Marine Corps F-18 Hornet making an emergency landing for repairs

A military attack jet making a landing on a runway surrounded by nesting birds

Photo By/Credit

David Dow/USFWS

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Image

This U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet made an emergency landing for repairs on July 14, 2015.

Facility

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Species

Phoebastria immutabilis

Phoebastria nigripes

Subject tags

Wildlife refuges

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