ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy will formally retire the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft on June 27 following a three-day commemoration of the long-serving aircraft.
EA-6B veterans are expected to gather at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., for a commemoration of the Prowler’s history and anecdotes from some of the pilots and electronic countermeasures officers who provided electronic attack for the U.S. Navy from aircraft carriers and for joint forces in the aircraft’s expeditionary role.
Navy's EA-6B Prowler Takes Last Active Duty Flight Before Sunset Ceremony - USNI News
The
Navy’s EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare jet flew its last active duty
flight on Wednesday and officially decommissioned at the Museum of
Flight in Seattle.
The Navy will host a formal sunset ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on June 27, where the final jets from Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-134 will fly away from their home station for the last time.
- See more at: http://news.usni.org/2015/05/28/navys-ea-6b-prowler-takes-last-active-duty-flight-before-sunset-ceremony#sthash.YCh36bQI.dpuf
The Navy’s EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare jet flew its last active duty flight on Wednesday and officially decommissioned at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.The Navy will host a formal sunset ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on June 27, where the final jets from Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-134 will fly away from their home station for the last time.
- See more at: http://news.usni.org/2015/05/28/navys-ea-6b-prowler-takes-last-active-duty-flight-before-sunset-ceremony#sthash.YCh36bQI.dpuf
The Navy will host a formal sunset ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on June 27, where the final jets from Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-134 will fly away from their home station for the last time.
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