Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, MD


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Dedicate this page to a former NTPS Pilot or Bluejacket.
Please see below.

   
  Naval Test Pilot School
Patuxent River, MD
Patch from G. Verver		 Naval Test Pilot School
Patuxent River, MD
Patch from G. Verver		  

    The US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) provides instruction to experienced pilots, flight officers, and engineers in the processes and techniques of aircraft and systems test and evaluation. The school investigates and develops new flight test techniques, publishes manuals for use of the aviation test community for standardization of flight test techniques and project reporting, and conducts special projects. USNTPS maintains its staff as a focal point of expertise providing the aviation test community with engineering and training consultation. United States Navy Test Pilot School Website

    The Squadron Duty Officer (SDO) is the squadron contact point, who communicates with former squadron members about squadron information, sea stories, squadron pictures, scuttlebutt, and gathers information about squadron buddies. Please contact the Squadron SDO as listed on this link. Sharing your stories, photos etc. is essential to the success of the Skyhawk Association and we invite you to JOIN with us in preserving the Skyhawk legacy.

Squadron Patches:

  • Naval Test Pilot School - present.


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    Handle:

    • none

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    Aircraft:

    Date received: Aircraft tpe
    1945 North American SNJ Texan (Secret Navy Jet).
    1945 Beechcraft SNB or JRB Expeditor - Navigator - (Secret Navy Bomber - Bamboo Bomber).
    1945 Grumman (General Motors) FM-2 (F4F-8) Wildcat.
    1945 Grumman F6F Hellcat (Whistling Outhouse).
    1945 Grumman TBM Avenger (Turkey).
    1945 Douglas SBD Dauntless (Slow But Deadly).
    1948 Consolidated PB4Y Privateer.
    1948 Grumman F7F Tigercat.
    1948 Grumman F8F Bearcat (Blue Scooter).
    1949 Chance Vought F4U Corsair.
    1949 Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina.
    1949 Chance Vought XF6U Pirate.
    1949 Lockheed xp2v-1 Neptune.
    1950 Grumman F9F-2 Panther.
    1951 Douglas AD Skyraider.
    1953 Grumman F9F Cougar.
    1958 Chance Vought F8U Crusader.
    1958 Grumman S2F-1 Tracker (STOOF).
    1959 Douglas A-4B Skyhawk.
    1959 Lockheed TV2 Sea Star.
    1960 North American B-26 Invader
    1961 Temco TT-1A Pinto.
    1961 North American T-2 Buckeye.
    1961 Sikorsky HSS-1 Seahorse
    1963 Bell UH-1 Huey
    1965 Chance Vought TF-8A Crusader
    1966 Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
    1966 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk.
    1966 de Havilland NU-1 Otter
    1967 H-46 Seaknight
    1967 OH-13
    1969 U-26B powered glider
    1971 Grumman OV-10 Bronco.
    1974 AH-1G Cobra
    1975 Lockheed NT-33A Shooting Star
    1981 AH-1S Cobra
    1984 UH-60A Blackhawk
    1988 HH-65 Dauphin
    ?? Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.
      Lockheed NP-3D Orion
      Northrup T-38 Talon
      OH-58 Kiowa
      TH-6B Loach
      C-12 Huron
      U-6 Beaver
      X-26 (Glider)

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    Heritage:

    • established 1945
       

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    Commanding Officers:

    Name Assumed Command
    Commander Syd Sherby 1945
    Commander Robert B. Stoney 2000

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    Home Ports:

    Date: Location:
      Patuxent River, Maryland

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    Photograph Albums:

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    Events:
    Date: Location:
    No Info Yet  

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    AWARDS:

    Date: Location:
    No Info Yet  
     

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    Additional information provided by:

    Bud Southworth  
    Gary Verver  


    DEDICATION:

    The Skyhawk Association is looking for a Skyhawk Pilot or Bluejacket whose loss of life, while assigned to the Naval Test Pilot School, merits the posthumous dedication of this web page:


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