3rd MAW retires AH-1W

Posted on February 18, 2018February 17, 2018 by alert5

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) retired its last AH-1W on Feb. 6 with Capt. John T. Fischer and Capt. Daniel J. House flying the last Super Cobra to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

One after another, Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, lined up on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., to send off the last 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) AH-1W “Super Cobra” as it departed on its final flight, Feb. 6, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Arizona. The AH-1W Super Cobra has been transitioned to the AH-1Z Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Juan Anaya Jr./ Released)