I did mention in my
last post that the
USMC PLAN 2030 could effect some of what I posted, and now, it has. The reason I left the
F/A-18A END date unchanged was in
anticipation that
PLAN 2030 might cause it to maybe have that date shifted to the left. I figured it would go "
sooner than later" and be the
first aviation asset to be cut.
It appears I was wrong.
I left also the
AH-1W END date untouched as well, per the
USMC AVIATION PLAN 2019 not for reason connected to
PLAN 2030 but, because that date made sense from a "
transition" point of view.
The USMC retired the AH-1W yesterday 19 OCT. 2020 AND FROM REF.2 the final Sortie was flown on...
"The last
AH-1W sortie was flown on
Oct. 14 by
HMLA-773 Detachment A at
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana."
So there you have it.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/n...upercobra-helo
https://seapowermagazine.org/marine-...a-helicopters/
There's plenty more where they came on the web now but, these should be enough.
Regards,
Pat
