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The first Growler test aircraft went into production in 2004 and made its first flight in 2006, according to the U.S. Navy. In 2010, three squadrons, VAQ-132, 141 and 138, transitioned to the Growler.
The Growler was on a routine training flight when it crashed Tuesday afternoon, the Navy previously told USA TODAY. The aircraft, a variant of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, was part of Electronic ...
“Just after 12:30 p.m. PDT, aerial search crews located the wreckage of the EA-18G Growler that crashed on Oct. 15. The crash site rests on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier,” according to ...
Growler′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 November 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Lucile E. Ghormley, wife of Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, Special Naval Observer to the United Kingdom. Growler was commissioned on 20 March 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Gilmore in command.
The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and includes sophisticated electronic warfare devices. Most of the Growler squadrons are based at Whidbey Island. One squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The “Zappers” were recently deployed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The wreckage was found the following day, and the remains of the crew were found 5 days later. [9] The aircraft crew members were identified as Lieutenant Serena Wileman, USN Naval Aviator and Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay Evans, USN Naval Flight Officer.
The wreckage of a Navy aircraft that crashed near Mount Rainier this week was spotted Wednesday afternoon. Two crew members who were onboard remain missing. The aircraft’s wreckage lies at about ...
World War II: The Kuma-class cruiser was bombed and sunk in Manila Bay eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of Cavite Navy Yard by aircraft based on USS Cowpens, USS Enterprise, USS Essex, USS Hornet, USS Langley, USS Monterey, and USS Ticonderoga. 89 people were killed and 105 wounded, mostly Fifth Fleet staff personnel. The wreck was ...