Strike Fighter Squadron 106, also known as the "Gladiators", is a United States Navy F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fleet Replacement Squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia
VFA-106 F/A-18F Super Hornet
On April 6, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet jet fighter of the United States Navy crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after suffering a dual engine failure shortly
The Mayfair Mews apartment complex after the crash, the tail section of the F/A-18D still at the site (center)