AES-12

AES-12 (Aircraft Engineering Squadron)

Point of Contact = Squadron Duty Officer (SDO).
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Sources

David Weber

John Gabbard

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Home Ports

MCAS Quantico VA.

Aircraft

Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:

29 Nov 1961 - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk *

* November 30, 1962

The A4D-2 designation changed to A-4B

For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in thi page.

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Events

29 November 1961: Station Operations and Engineering Squadron (SOES)(designated AES-12 at the time), MCAS Quantico VA.

Four A4D-2 Skyhawks (BuNo 142809, 142818, 142833 & 142834) were used to develop SATS (Short Airfield for Tactical Support).

Unit Photos

Circa 1961: Early SATS (Short Airfield For Tactical Support) testing by AES 12 (Aircraft Engineering Squadron). Nick Williams.

NOV62: BuNo 142834, #1, parked on the ramp. Photo credit: Nick Williams.


Off-Duty Photos

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A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to AES-12:

  • Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk
    • 142809 c/n 11871
      • 29 Nov 1961 - AES-12 - MCAS Quantico, VA
      • 18 Feb 1964 - Storage - NAF Litchfield Park, AZ
    • 142818 c/n 11880
      • 29 Nov 1961 - AES-12 - MCAS Quantico, VA
      • 30 Nov 1961 - NWEF - Kirtland AFB, NM
    • 142833 c/n 11895
      • 29 Nov 1961 - AES-12 - MCAS Quantico, VA
      • 18 Feb 1964 - Storage - NAF Litchfield Park, AZ
    • 142834 c/n 11896
      • 29 Nov 1961 - AES-12 - MCAS Quantico, VA
      • 30 Dec 1963 - NATFST - NAS Lakehurst, NJ

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