Aircraft Photo of 162934 | Grumman EA-6B Prowler (G-128) | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #395825
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:162934
Military Code:AC-605
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128)
Aircraft Version:Grumman EA-6B Prowler (G-128)
C/n (msn):P-117
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VAQ-130
Location
City / Airport:Glenview - NAS (closed)Map
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KNBU   IATA: -   Local: NBU   Other: -
Event:NAS Glenview Open House 1988
 
Photo Date:21 May 1988
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 395825
Photo Comment

ca. 1980: TOS USN. By 1988: Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 8/90: VAQ-132 at Whidbey and later that year deployed about USS Saratoga for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By 9/02: VAQ-129 at Whidbey. By 2009: VAQ-138 at Whidbey. By August 2010: VAQ-137 at Whidbey. By 2016: MCAS Cherry Point with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2). Still active with the USMC as late as April 2017, but may be replaced by EA-18G by now.

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