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A test pilot checks the tail end of a T-45A Goshawk aircraft prior to an evaluation flight. The Navy will eventually procure about 300 of these aircraft to replace the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk trainer aircraft. The T-45A, which is capable of landing aboard aircraft carriers, will be used for intermediate and advanced student pilot training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson, USN Release Status: R More

Followed by an A-7 Corsair aircraft, a T-45A Goshawk aircraft rolls down the runaway, its jet engines leaving a trail of hot exhaust. The T-45A, which is capable of landing aboard aircraft carriers, will be used for intermediate and advanced student pilot training, replacing the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk trainer aircraft. The Navy will eventually procure about 300 Goshawks

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson Release Status: Releas More

A technician discusses an impending evaluation flight with the pilot of a T-45A Goshawk aircraft. About 300 Goshawks will be procured by the Navy to replace the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk trainer aircraft currently in service. With the capability to land aboard aircraft carriers, The T-45A will be used as an intermediate and advanced student pilot trainer

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson, USN Release Status: R More

A test pilot climbs into the cockpit of a T-45A Goshawk after inspecting the aircraft prior to an evaluation flight. Approximately 300 of the aircraft will eventually be procured by the Navy to replace the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk trainer aircraft. Intended for use as an intermediate and advanced student pilot trainer, the T-45A is capable of aircraft carrier landing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson, USN Release Status: R More

A test pilot conducts a walk-around inspection of a T-45A Goshawk aircraft prior to taking it up on an evaluation flight. The Navy will eventually purchase about 300 Goshawks to replace the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft. Designed to be capable of carrier landings, the T-45A will be used for intermediate and advanced student pilot training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson, USN Release Status: R More

Sitting in the cockpit of a T-45A Goshawk aircraft, a pilot discusses an impending evaluation flight with a technician. The Navy intends to replace its fleet of TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft with about 300 Goshawks. The T-45A, which is capable of landing aboard aircraft carriers, will be used for intermediate and advanced student pilot training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Richeson, USN Release Status: R More