JTTU (Jet Transitional Training Unit) |
Point of Contact = Squadron Duty Officer (SDO). See FAQ/Research/Contact link under [SA] in the menu. |
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Patch Any similarity between our lion and the one on a bottle of Löwenbräu was purely intentional. Larry Kelley |
Sources David Weber John Gabbard Larry Kelley |
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Handle No info yet. Heritage COMTRAWING 2 created JTTU in June of 1974, because pilots assigned to the Wing for other than student training were getting short shrift; they had a lower priority, because they did not count against the student pilot training quota that the squadrons had to fulfill. Thus, the rationale went, JTTU should perform three types of training that heretofore had received inadequate attention: refresher (for pilots who had been away from the cockpit for awhile as a result of schools, staff assignments, etc.), transition (for those making the switch from helos or turboprops to jets), and IUT (for TA-4 instructors freshly assigned to the Wing). Larry Kelley |
Home Ports 1974 - 1975: NAS Kingsville, TX |
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Air Wings COMTRAWING 2. |
Aircraft Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: October 1974: Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: |
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Deployments JTTU did not really deploy but did conduct syllabus training on cross-country flights. |
Commanding Officers 1974-1975: Major Don Ferris USMC |
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Awards It received no awards of which I am aware. Larry Kelley. |
Awards continued No additional info |
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Events No info yet. |
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Unit Photos January 1975: TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 156920, B-06, on the ramp. February - August 1975: TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 155087, B-00, inflight. Photo from Larry Kelley. 1975: TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 158490, B-07,on the ramp. 21 June 1975: TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 158490, B-07, on the ramp, Hector Field, Fargo, ND. Photo from R.W. Harrison. Off-Duty Photos No info yet. |
A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to JTTU;
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