NAS, NARTU, MARTD Jacksonville, FL. |
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 NARTU - 1954 Provided by John Gabbard |
 NAS Jacksonville Provided by John Gabbard |
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NARTU 17 january 1961 - - -Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk * 23 April 1963 - - - -Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk * 11 January 1970 - - -Douglas A-4L Skyhawk 13 October 1973 - - -Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
MARTD 26 February 1970 - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk * 8 July 1976 - - - - -Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 15 September 1975 - -Douglas A-4F Skyhawk For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: |
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Events
June 30, 1962: The Navy said Saturday LCdr. Warren L. Hoagland of Jacksonville was apparently killed Friday night when his A4D jet (A4D-1 BuNo 142207) crashed about 30 miles northwest of Waco, TX., Hoagland's aircraft was found but a search continued for the pilot. The Navy officially listed him as missing and presumed dead. Hoagland was on an extended flight from NAS Jacksonville to the MCAS Yuma. He is survived by his wife, Flo, and a daughter, Sharon Kaye. Sarasota Herald Tribune, Monday, 04 June 1962. - The crash of a Navy jet on the W.N. Boyd Ranch near Fairy Friday night took the life of a Navy pilot. The crash, which left a crater estimated at 20-30 feet across at the top and nearly as deep, and a few scraps of metal were all that was found of the plane Friday night. Papers from a wallet identified the pilot as LCdr. Warren L. Hoagland, USNR, Jacksonville, FL. It apparently crashed shortly after 8 p.m. during a rain and lightning storm. Two pairs of Navy officers' trousers, a pair of civilian trousers, and a bright orange flight suit were found full of acid holes, near the crater. The Hamilton Herald News, Thursday, 07 June 1962. - An A4D pilot was making a cross-country flight from his east coast air station to MCAS Yuma to establish advance liaison with scheduled refueling stops for a full squadron set to follow him in a few days. He was carrying starter probes and misc. maintenance items in a converted drop tank to be dropped off at each planned fuel stop. September 16, 1962: Lt. George Stephenson (USNR) suffered a fractured shoulder, back injury and cuts when he had trouble with A4D-1 BuNo 139923 controls during a training flight and landed on a barbed wire fence in Suwannee County after he ejected. May 2, 1964: Capt. Thomas R. Hernacki (USMC) (age 29) disappeared yesterday in rough weather after making a radio check with NAS Jacksonville. The A-4B Skyhawk (BuNo 1450126) took off from Patrick AFB at Cape Kennedy on a flight to NAS Memphis. The pilot is attached to NAS Jacksonville. The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, 03 May 1964. Capt. Thomas R. Hernacki (USMC Res.) was killed when he ejected from his A-4C Skyhawk in a raging thunderstorm that apparently tore holes in his parachute. His body was found in a patch of woods east of Hilliard, FL, yesterday with his chute still attached. Orlando Evening Star, Monday, 04 May 1964. Capt. Thomas R. Hernacki (USMC Res.) was found dead yesterday 5 miles east of Hilliard, FL. Wreckage of his Navy A4 jet was found in a hole of water just off Hwy. 1, six miles from where rescuers discovered his body. The Orlando Sentinel, Monday, 04 May 1964. December 3, 1967: Maj. Walter Bryson, Flying Gators XO, ended a 10 years and 11 months accident-free record Sunday when a landing wheel crumpled on his A4 Skyhawk (A-4B BuNo 144970) as he landed at NAS Cecil Field. Bryson pulled his plane back up to a safe altitude and safely ejected after guiding it to a crash in a desolate forest. San Antonio Express, Monday, December 4, 1967. October 25, 1969: Lt. Charles "Spanky" Kelaghan, 27, was killed when his A-4 Skyhawk (A-4B BuNo 142126) crashed into the St. John's River Sunday while making a landing approach to NAS Cecil Field. Panama City News, Panama City, FL, Monday Morning, October 27, 1969. Lumberton, NC, The Robesonian and Panama City, FL, Panama City News
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Photos Webmasters note: Prior to 1970, reserve aircraft belonged to the local NARTU or Reserve Naval Air Station. Except for those squadrons on active duty, as in Korea, no reserve squadron "owned" their aircraft, as they were assigned to the NARTU/Station. In 1970, during that reorganization of the reserves into the "Reserve Force" concept, each new squadron was made independent of NARTU (later called NAR) and assigned either to CVWR-20 or CVWR-30. All squadrons were then made in the image of active-duty units, with the reserve unit Commanding Officer owning the aircraft and reporting to the CAG. 1961-1963: VMA-142/MAG-42 maintainers and NC-5 external power unit, MCAS Yuma. VMA-142/MAG-42 Maintainers and LOX cart, MCAS Yuma. VMA-142/MAG-42 personnel with the tower in the background, MCAS Yuma. NAS Jacksonville A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 142199, 6F-10, on the ramp next to A-4B Skyhawk 6F-6 (possibly 144990), MCAS Yuma. NAS Jacksonville A-4B Skyhawk 6F-7 (possibly BuNo 144963), on the ramp next to A-4B 6F-12 (possibly BuNo 144919), both with huffers connected and ready to start engines, MCAS Yuma. NAS Jacksonville A-4B Skyhawk 6F-11 (possibly BuNo 145056), on the ramp next to an unknown T-33, MCAS Yuma. 1962-1963: NAS New York A-4B BuNo 142113, 7R-2, and NAS Jacksonville A-4B's 6F-2, BuNo 144990, 6F-6, BuNo 144951, 6F-5, 6F-7, BuNo 144953, 6F-8, 6F-9 and BuNo 144919, 6F-12, NAS Roosevelt Roads. 1963-66: VA-741 and NAS Jacksonville A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 145056, 6F-11, assigned to NARTU, NAS Jacksonville in 1963. This photo was published in the CNAVRES in 1966 to commemorate 50 years of Naval Reserve Aviation. From Dave Dollarhide. 1964-1968: NAS Jacksonville A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142843, 6F-1, on the ramp with maintainers and a NC-5 external power unit. 1967: NAS Jacksonville Navy/Marine Reserve A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 145056, 6F-11, on the ramp at Jacksonville next to A-4B BuNo 144906, 6F-9. 1970-1971: VA-203 Blue Dolphins A-4L Skyhawk BuNo 148538, 6F-2, before being assigned to CAG Twenty and getting the AF tailcode, on the ramp next to A-4L BuNo 145077. 12 October 1975: NARU TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 153463, 6F-463, on the ramp next to VP-62 Broad Arrows P-3A Orion BuNo 151392, LT-4, NAS Jacksonville. Photo by L.B. Sides. 12 January 1985: Former NAS Jacksonville Navy/Marine Reserve A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144960, 6F-8, AMARC (3A0205). Copyright Werner Munzenmaier. Off-Duty Photos BuNo 148446, MB-12, formerly MARTD NAS Jacksonville, parked at MASDC - Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ. and awaiting fate. It will become A4LL's N130AT and be used for civilian contract work. Gary Verver Collection.
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