Can anyone identify this jet?

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I took the picture in 2011 at McCarran.



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          It's an F-18 Hornet:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          Here is a view a little closer to your angle:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          The one in your picture has extended range fuel tanks under the wings, the one above shows the hardpoint mounting for those fuel tanks.






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            Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
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          It's an F-18 Hornet:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          Here is a view a little closer to your angle:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          The one in your picture has extended range fuel tanks under the wings, the one above shows the hardpoint mounting for those fuel tanks.






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          • $begingroup$
            Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
            $endgroup$
            – user36454
            Jan 8 at 1:01















          11












          $begingroup$

          It's an F-18 Hornet:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          Here is a view a little closer to your angle:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          The one in your picture has extended range fuel tanks under the wings, the one above shows the hardpoint mounting for those fuel tanks.






          share|improve this answer









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          • $begingroup$
            Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
            $endgroup$
            – user36454
            Jan 8 at 1:01













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          $begingroup$

          It's an F-18 Hornet:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          Here is a view a little closer to your angle:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          The one in your picture has extended range fuel tanks under the wings, the one above shows the hardpoint mounting for those fuel tanks.






          share|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          It's an F-18 Hornet:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          Here is a view a little closer to your angle:



          enter image description hereSource: Wikipedia



          The one in your picture has extended range fuel tanks under the wings, the one above shows the hardpoint mounting for those fuel tanks.







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          answered Jan 5 at 22:29









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          • $begingroup$
            Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
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            – user36454
            Jan 8 at 1:01
















          • $begingroup$
            Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
            $endgroup$
            – user36454
            Jan 8 at 1:01















          $begingroup$
          Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
          $endgroup$
          – user36454
          Jan 8 at 1:01




          $begingroup$
          Thank you! I was leaning toward F/A-18, but the picture made the tail and wing meld into one another on the left side of the photo which threw me off.
          $endgroup$
          – user36454
          Jan 8 at 1:01

















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