VMFA-314 HORNET CANOPY LOSS

Dan Stewart F/A_18A++ BuNo 162442 ‘VW-01’ is pictured on approach to Naval Air Station Miramar, California, at around 15.30hrs on February 7, after the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 jet lost its canopy in a mid-air incident over the ocean. It made an emergency landing at Miramar, the pilot — using the call sign ‘Knight 31’ — having previously indicated he would divert to North Island. He told air tra_ c control he had control of the jet although