October 31, 2022 – Alert 5

Growler 515 back in the skies five years after being sidelined due to mid-air collision

Posted on October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by alert5

A U.S. Navy EA-18G is back flying again five years after it was grounded after a mid-air collision.

NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (Oct. 28, 2022)– The team that refurbished EA-18G Growler 515, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, poses with the aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI). The aircraft flew its functional check flight on Oct. 17, 2022 at NASWI and will be reentered into service with a forward-deployable squadron in the near future. (U.S. Navy photo)

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