Oct 8, 2013 | Aviation Article
Author and photography: Ian French The Naval Air Training Command conducts flight training of student pilots and flight officers and has its headquarters at NAS Corpus Christi in Texas. The Command consists of five wings spread over the central southern states of...
Apr 8, 2013 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French History NAS Mayport is a US Navy facility in north eastern Florida near Jacksonville and contains both an airfield and a harbour which can accommodate aircraft carriers. The facility was established in 1942 and is currently the...
May 13, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photography: Ian French The acquisition of land that was to become Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina began in 1941. The first aircraft were based here in 1943. The area was placed under the command of nearby Marine Corps Base Camp...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Authors: Mark Forest & Ian French Photography: Ian French Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO ZERO “GREYHAWKS” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Zero (VAW-120) is the United States Navy’s Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2C and...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Organisation and History Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (“HM-14”) was established in 1978. It was the first of two squadrons Navy-wide that have integrated an Active Duty airborne mine countermeasures squadron (AMCM)...
May 10, 2011 | Aviation Article
Author & photography: Ian French HSC-2 was previously Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), also known as the “Fleet Angels” (previously the “Circuit Riders”), and is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at NAS...
