AES-12
(Aircraft Engineering Squadron)

Patch

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Handle

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Heritage

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Home Ports

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• MCAS Quantico, VA

Air Wings

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Deployments

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Aircraft

• Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:
• 29 Nov 1961 - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk *
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• * November 30, 1962
  • The A4D-2 designation changed to A-4B
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• A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to AES-12

Commanding Officers

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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).

Awards

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Photographs

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

Nov 1962 BuNo 142834, #1, parked on the ramp.
Photo credit: Nick Williams


Sources:

• John Gabbard