Rank 34 in the Aviation Heroes collection, this print centres the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet in VFA-31 Tomcatters markings — the legacy strike-fighter silhouette collectors still chase in Squadron Prints and Fighter Studios profile catalogs long after the Rhino replaced it on carrier decks. The F/A-18C block sharpened the Hornet with improved radar, digital mission systems, and the leading-edge root extensions that give the type its unmistakable planform from the tower. Tomcatters carry Felix the Cat from a mascot lineage dating to 1929, and NAS Oceana remains the East Coast home base where Hornet community squadrons built the multi-role carrier-air-wing playbook this layout celebrates.