MAG-49, HMS-49 |
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Sources David Weber Frank Mirande John Gabbard |
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Home Ports
19??: Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. |
Air Wings
198?: QZ |
Aircraft
Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: 19 April 1977 - - - - - -Douglas A4D-5 (A-4E) Skyhawk * 9 May 1987 - - - - - - - Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk 9 January 1977 - - - - - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 7 January 1983 - - - - - Douglas A-4M Skyhawk * November 30, 1962 The A4D-5 designation changed to A-4E For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: |
Deployments
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Commanding Officers
1958? - - - - - - - - - - Ken Frazier 1966-1968? - - - - - - - -???? Peoples 1968-1970 - - - - - - - - George Dodenhoff 1970-1972 - - - - - - - - Herb V. Lundin 1972-1974 - - - - - - - - ???????? help!? 1974-1976 - - - - - - - - F.K. Fulton 1976-1978 - - - - - - - - Marv Garrison 1978-1980 - - - - - - - - Bert A Maas 1980-June 1981 - - - - - -Bruce Martin June 1981-June 1984 - - - Billy Phillips June 1984-August 1986 - - Dan McDyer August 1986-June 1988 - - Tom Bowditch June 1988-August 1990 - - Ed Schriber August 1990-August 1992 - Larry Wood August 1992-August 1994 - Vic Simpson August 1994-August 1996 - Hauser August 1996 - - - - - - - Jack Dunn (interim) August 1996-1998 - - - - -Tom Gormley |
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Events January 28, 1980: Capt. Dominic Lemma, 29, ejected safely Monday night just before his VMA-131 A-4 Skyhawk exploded in mid-air shortly after take-off at 7:30 p.m. The plane hit 1.5 miles off the end of the MCAS Yuma runway, digging a large hole in the desert about 75 yards from the East Main Canal at County 13 1/2 St. The explosion set fire to an acre or more of brush and when the emergency units arrived the entire area was in flames. Yuma Sun, Tuesday, January 8, 1980. Not positive of pilot but center Fuel external tank leaked and caught fire on night takeoff. Tower called for Skyhawk to eject and so he did. Perfectly good a/c. 4th MAW, MAG-49 Det. South Weymouth, A-4E Buno 152081 was destroyed at Yuma when the aircraft caught fire following takeoff, 07 January 1980. Aircrew ejected. Naval Safety Center via Jim Winchester. May 29, 1980: Pilot R.W. Reid ... 4th MAW HAMS-49 A-4E BuNo 151095 was destroyed at S. Weymouth after aircraft departed end of runway on landing rollout, struck trees/chain link fence, 29 May 1980. 0 fatalities. Naval Safety Center via Jim Winchester. Apparently repaired as it was returned to service with NFWS 06 March 1985. August 13, 1982: Pilot W. Sanvidge . . . 4th MAW, MAG-49 Det. A, S. Weymouth, A-4E BuNo 149972 Class B damage at S. Weymouth when aircraft departed runway during rollout and nose gear collapsed, 13 August 1982. The plane was SOC at NARF Pensacola in June of 1983. January 12, 1990: Capt. Duane Pandorf (VMA-131) ejected safely 1 mile from NAS Willow Grove, PA before his A-4M BuNo 158149 clipped a one-story car leasing company building and a home beside it on Route 611, skidded along the path of the city street about a half-block down a slight hill and came to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Broadway and Willow Avenues. |
Unit Photos SEP 1972: BuNo 158414 with MAG-49/VMA-131 on the ramp. 25 OCT 1975: H&MS-49 Skyhawk BuNo 156933, QZ-100, parked on the Willow Grove flight-line. G. Verver collection via R. Dowers. 29 APR 1976: VMAT-203 TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154312 on the ramp, location unknown. The lack of squadron markings could be because it went to VA-45 in May of ’76. At left is TA-4J BuNo 154342. Photo by B. Curry. OCT 1976: MAG-4 Skyhawk BuNo 155103, QZ-000, assigned to MAJ GEN W.J. White, CG 4th MAW MARTC, parked on the Willow Grove ramp. VMA-131 A-4E BuNo 149989, QG-10, at left. A. Hafter. 18 June 1982: BuNo 156933, QZ-001, parked on the ramp with intake screens in place, a power cart and an upside down mech in the cockpit, 18 June 1982. Gary Verver Collection. 1984-92: BuNo 158174, WL-??, with VMA-311 / MAG-49, parked and roped off for an open house. Gary Verver Collection. 07 OCT 1985: left side view of NATC Patuxent A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158195, 7T-301, on the Patuxent River ramp with a centerline tank in a dark grey paint scheme with hi-vis orange. Photographer unknown. Aug 1988: Left side view of MAG-49 Det. Willow Grove, A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158422, #01, on the ramp, NAS Willow Grove, PA, August 1988. Name below the canopy is LTCOL Bishop. Gary Verver Collection. Aug 1988: BuNo.158422 #01, at rest in the desert. Martyn Swann, MASDCII AMARC. 21FEB89: TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo. 158488 side number Quebec Zulu 21, of H&MS-49, based at Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, as photographed at Naval Air Station Atlanta on February 21, 1989. This J-bird is finished in the Tactical Paint Scheme Ghost Grays. Frank Mirande. Circa 1990: BuNo 152877, QZ-21, HMS-49 TA-4F with VMA-131, QG A/C. Gary Verver Collection. Jun 1993: BuNo 154639, QZ-20, taxiing on the ramp with a pair of drop tanks and FAE ordnance. Photo by Joe Cupido, G. Verver collection. 04 June 1993: H&MS-49 Skyhawk TA-4J BuNo 153483 , QZ-21, on the ramp at NAS Willow Grove. Copyright Werner Munzenmaier. JUN 1993: H&MS-49 154639 at NAS Fallon. Names below the canopy Lt.Col Marsh, "Swamp", and Capt. Ramsey. Name on the nose gear door is CPL J.G. Hart, Sacs. AIRFOTO ©Joe Cupido. H&MS-49 154639 on the flight-line at NAS Fallon. FAE ordnance & loader at ready. AIRFOTO ©Joe Cupido. Metal Shop, MAG-49. From formerly Sgt. Gentles/ Chip/ Ralph metal shop MAG-49. 1994 - 1995: Left side view of AMARC A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 159473, 3A777 (former Top Gun #57) on the ramp with a pair of wing tanks and painted in a lo-vis grey scheme. Photo from W. Munzenmaier. JUN 1994: TA-4J BuNo 158488, with ground crew. AIRFOTO ©Joe Cupid. Off-Duty Photos No info yet. |
A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to H&MS-49 NAF Willow Grove:
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A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to H&MS-49 NAS South Weymouth:
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A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to MAG-49 NAF Willow Grove:
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A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to MAG-49 NAS South Weymouth:
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