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Research and development at NAS Patuxent River forged ahead in the 1970s. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II jump jet, and the Lockheed P-3 Orion were just a few of the major aircraft programs undergoing the rigorous test and evaluation process at NAS Patuxent River. Helicopter programs also achieved major ...
On April 1, 1976, the air field at Naval Air Station Patuxent River was officially named "Trapnell Field" in his honor. At the dedication ceremony, keynote speaker ADM Frederick H. Michaelis, Chief of Naval Material, said: Vice Admiral Trapnell was a pioneer test pilot whose calculated daring and prophetic vision
Naval Air Station Patuxent River: Trapnell Field St. Mary's County: Maryland: N/A Naval District Washington [19] Naval Air Station Pensacola: Forrest Sherman Field Pensacola: Florida: N/A Navy Region Southeast [20] Naval Base Ventura County – Point Mugu: Point Mugu Oxnard: California: N/A Navy Region Southwest [21] Naval Air Facility ...
Patuxent River: NHK NHK KNHK NAS Patuxent River (Trapnell Field) 26 St. Inigoes: NUI KNUI NOLF Webster: Notable private-use airports: Eldersburg: 2MD5 Hoby Wolf Airport: Notable former airports: Laurel: W18: Suburban Airport (closed 2017) Perry Hall: 1W2: Baltimore Airpark (closed 2001)
The U.S. Navy released its report on the crash of a NAS Whiting Field aircraft that claimed the life of a Navy instructor and a Coast Guard student.
The Command's headquarters were placed at NAS New York (Floyd Bennett Field) as well as the first squadron, VRF-1. Once a manufacturer, such as Grumman, Vought, or General Motors, deemed an aircraft was ready for delivery to the Navy, the aircraft was flown to NAS New York by the company's pilots. At New York, Navy personnel would check the ...
The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is a museum at Lexington Park, Maryland, first opened in 1978, which preserves and interprets the Naval Air Station Patuxent River history and heritage of advancing US naval aviation technology with artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other naval stations.
USN Kaman SH-2F, 149765, 'JA31' tail code; of VX-1 from NAS Patuxent River, MD crashed on the runway on its final approach of the evening as the engine cowl opened in flight obstructing the main rotor blades causing the helicopter to lose control and land on its roof killing all three on board. The aircraft was found with the landing gear still ...