On Friday, March 8th, 2019, the United States Marine Corps said farewell to the venerable Grumman EA-6B Prowler and the last squadron to fly it, VMAQ-2, ‘The Death Jesters”. This was truly an end of two eras. The Aircraft The Grumman EA-6B Prowler has a direct lineage from the A-6 Intruder attack aircraft. From an […]
Posts Tagged ‘MCAS Cherry Point’
Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler Sunset and VMAQ-2 Deactivation
Posted by Shawn Byers on March 23rd, 2019
Posted in Museums, National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Marines 
Tags: "Easy 21", Disestablishment, EA-6B Prowler, Grumman, MCAS Cherry Point, National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, VMAQ-2, Washington Dulles International Airport 
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Posted by Ken Kula on May 29th, 2016
North Carolina’s Craven County is home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and rich in aviation history. In particular, Havelock – the city where the air base is located, has close ties to military flight activity, and a number of restored military aircraft. The city’s crest, and those of the police and fire departments, […]
Posted in Museums, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Tags: A-4M Skyhawk, AV-8A Harrier, AV-8B Harrier II, Blue Angel 5, Blue Angels, Craven County NC, EA-6A, F-11A Tiger, F4B, Havelock NC, Havelock Tourist Center, HH-46D "Pedro", Lt Norm Gandia, Marine Corps Aviation, MCAS Cherry Point, New Bern NC, RF-4B Phantom, RQ-2 Pioneer, Search and Rescue, US Navy Comments Off on Craven County’s Historic AircraftThe Disestablishment and a Brief History of the VMAQT-1 Banshees
Posted by Ken Kula on May 21st, 2016
Oxford Dictionary defines the word “disestablish” as: dis·es·tab·lish, [disəˈstabliSH] vb. “deprive (an organization, especially a country’s national church) of its official status.” In military aviation, a disestablishment likely means that the squadron’s current operations, staffing, equipment and/or mission has finished its tasks, and that organization is disbanding. It also means that the heritage and accomplishments […]
Posted in airshows, U.S. Marines Tags: Afghanistan, Banshees, Chivas Regal, Desert Storm, Douglas AD-4, Douglas AD-5Q, EA-6A Electri Invader, EA-6B Prowler, EF-10B Skynight, Fog Bound, MCAS Cherry Point, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, RF-4B Phanton, RF-8A Photo Crusader, Rolling Thunder, Rusty Nail, VMAQ-1, VMAQ-2, VMAQT-1, VMCJ-1, VMFP-3, VMJ-1 Comments Off on The Disestablishment and a Brief History of the VMAQT-1 Banshees75 Years of History Observed at MCAS Cherry Point
Posted by Ken Kula on May 6th, 2016
Over the last weekend in April 2016, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, located in the town of Havelock, North Carolina, offered their 75th Anniversary Air Show. Three quarters of a century is a long time, especially since powered flight was initiated fewer than four decades earlier than the base’s beginnings. There were quite a […]
Posted in airshows, Museums, U.S. Marines Tags: 75th Anniversary of MCAS Cherry Point, A-4 Skyhawk, AV-8B Harrier II, AV-8C Harrier, Beech C-90 King Air, British Commonwealth Air Training Program, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, FG-1D Corsair, FM-2 Wildcat, Gary Rower, Geico Skytypers, Havelock NC, Joe Masessa, Korean War, Lt Alfred Cunningham, MCAS Cherry Point, MiG-17F Randy Ball, North Carolina, OV-1D Mohawk, P-40 Kittyhawk, Pistol Packin Mama, SNJ-2, Trojan Horsemen, Vietnam War, VMAQT-1, VMC-1 Comments Off on 75 Years of History Observed at MCAS Cherry Point