moose135
2016-05-14, 06:53 PM
The latest addition to the Hickory Aviation Museum, a Grumman EA-6B Prowler from VMAQT-1 at MCAS Cherry Point, was flown in today.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-ntgKKcV/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_019-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-9qW2fvQ/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_017-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-NkLHdv3/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_016-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-DfxCL7C/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_004-XL.jpg
The gentleman with the flight crew is one of our museum members - he's a 92 year old retired Marine. He enlisted during WWII, was selected for flight school as the war ended, and flew Corsairs as a flying sergeant. Commissioned after the Korean War, he flew F7Fs, Skyraiders, recon Banshees, and A-4s. He then transitioned to rotary wing, and served two tours in Viet Nam, flying the H-34 and CH-53.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-HzgtX6V/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_023-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-ntgKKcV/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_019-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-9qW2fvQ/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_017-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-NkLHdv3/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_016-XL.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-DfxCL7C/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_004-XL.jpg
The gentleman with the flight crew is one of our museum members - he's a 92 year old retired Marine. He enlisted during WWII, was selected for flight school as the war ended, and flew Corsairs as a flying sergeant. Commissioned after the Korean War, he flew F7Fs, Skyraiders, recon Banshees, and A-4s. He then transitioned to rotary wing, and served two tours in Viet Nam, flying the H-34 and CH-53.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Prowler-Retirement-Hickory/i-HzgtX6V/0/XL/JM_2016_05_14_HAM_Prowler_Retirement_023-XL.jpg