3/12/2023 0 Comments Vmt commands![]() ![]() The Bakersfield Californian, Saturday, October 25, 1969. Williams, 24, was killed when their TA-4F Skyhawk (BuNo 153666) crashed about 4 miles south of Joshua Tree, CA, while on a navigation training exercise from MCAS Yuma, AZ. Drew, 29, ejected safely Thursday and copilot, 1st Lt. Big Spring, TX, Big Spring Herald, ( photo), Tuesday, February 4, 1969 Keller was enroute from MCAS Yuma to NAS Pensacola and had stopped at Webb to refuel. Keller ejected safely (suffered a broken leg) when his A-4 Skyhawk (BuNo 153485) crashed and burned on take-off from Webb AFB Saturday. The Press-Courier, Friday, January 24, 1969.įebruary 1, 1969: 1st Lt. Lawson, 24, ejected safely when their TA-4F Skyhawk jets collided on a training flight over Imperial Valley near Brawley, CA. Yuma Daily Sun, Thursday, January 23, 1969. One of the Skyhawks landed in the target area while the 2nd fell north of Holtville, CA. Both officers were picked up by the MCAS Yuma SAR helicopters. while on a routine practice bombing mission about 42 miles west by northwest of Yuma. Lawson, 24, ejected safely when their TA-4F Skyhawks (BuNo 154324 & TA-4F BuNo 153673) collided at 8:52 a.m. The Yuma Daily Sun, ( photo), Tuesday, September 12, 1967 The Yuma Daily Sun, Tuesday, September 12, 1967. The jet 1st crashed into a grove owned by Ralph McGill and ended up on the McMillan Citrus Nursery 1/4 mile east of the fairgrounds and 1/4 mile south of Highway 80. The Skyhawk crashed into the edge of a citrus grove a quarter mile short of the runway clipping trees and cartwheeled into a field of newly planted trees. Arnold Corbett, 25, both members of MCAS Yuma based VMAT-103 ejected safely from their stricken TA-4F Skyhawk (BuNo 153665) Monday afternoon after it lost it's canopy during take-off and became uncontrollable after aborting the 1st landing attempt. It also provides jet transition refresher and instrument training for selected pilots. VMT-103's primary mission is to provide attack training for newly designated aviators and attack refresher training for previously qualified Naval Aviators. 1961- JAt El Toro ) - SDĭate Type First Received - Type of Aircraft:ġ November 1966 - Douglas TA-4F SkyhawkĢ2 October 1971 - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawkįor A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: May 1966 - Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.ĭate - Tail code - Air Wingġ9? (was in use VMT-2 from Sept. October 1967: VMT-103 was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.ĭate - Location:ġ956 - Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. July 1, 1966: VMT-2, was redesignated VMT-103 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. May 1966: VMT-2, relocated from Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Oct 1954: VMT-10 was at Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California.ġ956: Marine Training Squadron VMFT-10 was assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.Īpril 1958: VMFT-10 was redesignated VMT-2, and assigned to the Air Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Korea: VMT-10 flew (and/or) F9F-2Bs, F9F-4s, F9F-5s as a training squadron supporting the Marine Corps involvement in Korea. Graphics files created by and courtesy of Fred Lewis. ![]() See FAQ/Research/Contact link under in the menu. Point of Contact = Squadron Duty Officer (SDO). ![]()
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