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• Feb. 18 -- U.S. Navy  Lt. Daniel F. Mondon, U.S. Navy Lt. Bruce A. Williams, U.S. Navy AET-3 Agustin Benitez-Rodriguez, U.S. Navy AMS-3 Michael S. Monaghan, age 21, and U.S. Navy ADAN Dalyn Watt lost their lives when their SAR HH-1N Huey (158770) crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest.
 • Oct 1 -- The NAWS 1 October 1998 report of personnel and aircraft on board was not received in time to be included in the 1998 edition of OPNAV notice 5400.
• Oct. 19 -- Luftwaffe Capt. Bernd Kugler (pilot) and Luftwaffe Capt. Andreas Macha (weapons systems operator), from Holloman AFB, lost their lives when their F-3 Tornado plunged into a ground installation. Six base workers were injured.

A B-1B Lancer flying out of Edwards AFB drops a satellite guided joint direct attack munition, or JDAM, at China Lake test range, 11 Feb 1998.

Note /1.

F/A-18F Super Hornet, BuNo165170 (F2) in flight, NAWS China Lake, April 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18F Hornet BuNo 165170, F2, HUD and cockpit close-up, China Lake, 06 April 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A SLAM-ER with a live warhead, fuse and booster impacts a target with spectacular results, 08 April 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo

Aerial view of Armitage Field, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

Fairchild-Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliners N784C and N766C, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142120 on display at the Weapons Survivability Lab, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido, G. Verver collection.

F-86F Sabre s/n 55-3916, museum aircraft compound, May 1998

Photo by Joe Cupido.

F-86F Sabre s/n unknown, museum aircraft compound, May 1998

Photo by Joe Cupido.

C-117D Skytrain BuNo 17156, Naval Artic Research Laboratory N772NR, museum compound, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

F-4N Phantom II BuNo 150423, No. of the Airfield, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154332, #040, and TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 152012, #042, museum aircraft compound, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

F-4N Phantom II's BuNo's 152230, 152222 and 152243, about 3 mi. so. of the airfield & east of the F-86 compound, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-6E Intruder BuNo 162203, #612, about 3 mi. so. of the airfield & east of the F-86 compound, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

Unknown VMFA-531 Phantom, F-4B Phantom BuNo 149441 in the foreground & A-6E Intruder BuNo 162203 at right, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

F-4J Phantom BuNo 150415 at left & unknown Phantom at right, a/c compound south side of Armitage, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-7C Corsair II BuNo 156734, a/c compound south side of Armitage, China Lake, May 1997.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

Camera tracking station, Lark hill at the end of Water road at the base of FM hill, China Lake, May 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137825, SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

T-33B Seastar BuNo 138004, 7X-004, SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

DF-8F Crusader BuNo 143791, SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137825 & A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144976, SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144976, SNORT compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo by Joe Cupido.

PMTC F-8B Crusader BuNo 145449, modex 104, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

Unidentified VMFA-314 F-4 Phantom II, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

Unidentified F-14 Tomcat and F-102 Delta Dagger, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

F/A-18 Hornet, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

Unknown F-15 Eagle, A-6E Intruder BuNo 158537, NAWC-607 & A2F-1 Intruder BuNo 147866, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

Unidentified AV-8 Harrier fuselage's, WSL aircraft compound, China Lake, June 1998.

Photo © Neville Dawson via J. Lindberg.

M1 gun and carriage being loaded on a flatbed trailer, G-2 Range, China Lake, 23 July 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18F Super Hornet, BuNo165170 (F2) loaded with MK 82 bombs, NAWS China Lake, 06 Aug 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo, China Lake archives.

Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, BuNo165169 (E5), arrives at China Lake, 08 August 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo, China Lake archives.

Plume Measurement test Faculity, circa August 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Plume Measurement Viewing Angle and Range Capability, circa August 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, #F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165170, #F2, HARM missile, circa 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 162851 hook down, carrying JASSM comes in for an arrested landing at Px River's catapult and arrestment test site circa Aug. 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NAWC YF-4J Phantom II BuNo 151473, October 1998.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

QF-4J Phantom II BuNo 153030, PMTC, 2 October 1998.

Photo by Charles Stewart, G. Verver collection.

PMTC QF-4N Phantom II drone, BuNo 152970, 21 October 1998.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

PMTC QF-4S Phantom II drone, BuNo 153787, 22 October 1998.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

PMTC QF-4S Phantom II drone, BuNo 155810, 22 October 1998.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

F-14A Tomcat BuNo 162913, XF-53, circa 1998.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

unknown F/A-18 Hornet & GBU-31 JDAM bomb mounted on an external pylon, China Lake, circa 1998.

USAF photo.

USAF B-2 Spirit drops Mk-82 ordinance over one of the China Lake ranges, circa 1998.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

/1 The test was the first demonstration of the bomber’s capability to deploy satellite-guided JDAMs. Flying at 24,000 feet and at Mach 0.85, the B-1B hit its target within 22 feet of exact center. It impacted inside the aircraft revetment target, demonstrating an accuracy better than the test requirement. In a Jan 22. Test, the B-1B deployed a JDAM using inertial navigation. The 11 Feb 1998 drop was the 122nd guided JDAM launch.