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Navy Says Goodbye to the EA-6B

July 6, 2015
Jason Hyatt No Comments News

The phasing-out process of the Navy EA-6B Prowlers has finally reached its sad conclusion.

Like many of you, the team here at FighterSweep will definitely miss seeing the “Flying Drumstick” wearing Navy markings. She has served the Navy proudly for almost 44 years, playing a role in every major conflict the US has participated in since Vietnam.

The last remaining Prowler, assigned to VAQ-134–the “Garudas,” flew away from its home base at NAS Whidbey Island on June 27th. She was received at NAWCWD Point Mugu and is destined to become a display aircraft in the missile park. Before officially going on display, this particular Prowler will be on static display at the Point Mugu airshow on September 26th and 27th of this year.

It is truly the end of an era as Whidbey Island has become home for the new kid on the block in the escort SEAD and electronic attack realm, the Boeing EA-18G Growler. In the clip below, the Prowler performs its final flyby, pulling up and heading west in the traditional “missing man” formation with three Growlers.

We would like to take a moment to honor the service of an incredible electronic attack platform and say thank you to the community of aviators who have strapped on the Prowler over the last four decades. Electronic warfare certainly wouldn’t be where it is today without this remarkable aircraft and her capabilities. The USMC will still operate the EA-6B for some years to come, but her days are definitely numbered.

Farewell Navy Prowlers. You will be missed.

About the Author

Jason Hyatt is an aerospace industry professional with over 10 years of experience in the military and commercial aviation sectors. Born and raised in the Southwest United States, an area blessed with over 300 days of sunshine per year, he is fortunate to have been in and around aviation his entire life. After a brief stint as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000's, he realized his desire to live and work in aviation. While working for Boeing IDS (now BDS) in 2005, he first picked up a camera and started experimenting with aviation photography and photojournalism. As a freelance aviation photojournalist, he has been able to stay close to military aviation, his primary area of interest.

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