McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet
by Arthur Eggers
Title
McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet
Artist
Arthur Eggers
Medium
Digital Art - Color Print
Description
ALA 12 (English: Wing 12) is an Ejército del Aire (English: Spanish Air Force) wing based at Torrejón Air Base. The wing operates McDonnell Douglas EF-18A/B Hornet fighter aircraft for air defense and international deployments under the operational and organizational command of Combat Air Command. The squadron's motto is "no le busques tres pies..." ALA 12 acquired its current designation on 25 March 1971 and it soon began to receive the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II fighter aircraft. 1989 marked the beginning of the wing's transition to its current equipment as the 121 and 122 Squadrons began to re-equip with EF-18A/B Hornet aircraft that remains its prime aircraft to this day. The tail the EF-18A of ALA 12 with the famous cat for the motto of the wing "No le busques los tres pies al gato" "Don't look for the cat's three feet" in English, a famous proverb in Spanish which has as its origin in the novel of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
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