Final U.S. Navy T-2 Buckeye flight occuring today

The U.S. Navy is retiring the North American T-2 Buckeye today with a final flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

US Navy 050802-N-0295M-323 T-2C Buckeye aircraft line the flight line during sunset at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, on board Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

VX-20 is the last unit to fly the jet, using three jets as chase aircraft for aircraft and weapons testing. The squadron will replace them with two C-38s.

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