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Aviation electronics technician (AT) is a US Navy enlisted rating or job specialty (often called MOS or AFSC by other services). At the paygrade of E-9 (master chief petty officer), ATs merge with the aviation electrician's mate (AE) rating to become avionics technicians (AV). There has been talk of completely merging the two ratings, but as ...
The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy. A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British military, while another, the TAV-8B, is a dedicated two-seat trainer.
An AV-8B Plus of the Spanish Navy in 2009 An Italian AV-8B launches from the carrier Cavour Italy Italian Navy 14 AV-8B Plus and 1 TAV-8B Harrier IIs in service as of Jan 2024. [21] Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati – "The Wolves" Spain Spanish Navy 12 EAV-8B Plus and 1 TAV-8B aircraft operational as of Jan 2024. [21] 09th Squadron United States
AV-8C Upgraded AV-8A for the USMC. [13] Designated Model 258AP by McDonnell Douglas. [14] AV-8S Matador Export version of the AV-8A Harrier for the Spanish Navy, later sold to the Royal Thai Navy. Spanish Navy designation VA-1 Matador. Company designation Harrier Mk 53 for the first production batch, and Mk 55 for the second batch. [15]
USS Curtiss (AV-4) was the first purpose-built seaplane tender constructed for the United States Navy. She was named for Glenn Curtiss , an American naval aviation pioneer that designed the Curtiss NC-4 , the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
The U.S. Navy and Glenn Curtiss experienced two firsts during January 1911. On 27 January, Curtiss flew the first seaplane from the water at San Diego Bay and the next day U.S. Navy Lt. Theodore G. Ellyson, a student at the nearby Curtiss School, took off in a Curtiss "grass cutter" plane to become the first naval aviator.
In 1911, the navy began training its first pilots at the newly founded Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Maryland. In 1914, the navy opened Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, dubbed the "Annapolis of the air", to train its first naval aviators. Candidates had to have served at least two years of sea duty and training was for 12 months.
Aviation Electrician's Mate (abbreviated as AE) is a United States Navy occupational rating. Originally established in 1942 as AEM, the Aviation Electrician's Mate rating was changed to AE in 1948.