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The airfield shut down on March 31, 2011; VP-64, VR-52, and a C-12 detachment were transferred to McGuire Air Force Base. [9] [4] On September 15, 2011, the base was closed. The Pennsylvania Air National Guard took custody, and the facility was to be designated Willow Grove Air National Guard Base, or Horsham Air Guard Station per source. A ...
CVGS-52, Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Air Group 52 ... VR-2 4 August 1948, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 69-48 ... NAS Willow Grove: November 1946
Established as one of the first two Airborne Early Warning (VW) squadrons. In July 1961 the squadron's primary mission was changed to weather reconnaissance while retaining airborne early warning as a secondary task and it began operations as a typhoon early warning squadron known as the "Typhoon Trackers" [50] [52] VW-2: PO-1W/WV-1 [53] WV-2 [27]
The museum traces its history back to the work of Lieutenant Commander David Ascher. Shortly after becoming the aircraft maintenance officer in May 1946, Ascher acquired a Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk from a local high school and displayed it at NAS Willow Grove. [1] Later, through his efforts, an Arado Ar 196 was also added for display. Finally, in ...
The pilot had just finished a test bombing run over Eglin's Range 52 and lost power in the engine. The pilot was able to get the aircraft to an altitude of about 3,000 ft (910 m) and a speed of between 285 and 345 mph (459 and 555 km/h) before the engine gave out.
1 November 1970: VP-66 was established at NAS Willow Grove, as a naval reserve patrol squadron flying the SP-2H Neptune. The squadron was formed from VP-62R1-R3, VP-18R4, VP-44R5 and VP-16R6 after the closure of the facility at NARTC New York, N.Y.
Among several county projects, Howards Grove is making steady progress on high school upgrades before the fall. Howards Grove schools, Wells Fargo, 52 Stafford: The latest on several Sheboygan ...
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64), nicknamed the Condors, is a logistics squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve, based at the Fort Dix entity of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) on 1 November 1970 and redesignated on 18 September 2004, after 34 years of service.