VAQ-134 "Garudas", NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Grumman EA-6B Prowler, the last in the active United States Navy fleet, flies in formation with two of her replacements, the Boeing EA-18G Growler. Thank you for your faithful service, Prowler!
NAS Whidbey Island's last Prowler taxis by the crowd to drop off its special passenger, Captain (R) Fred Wilmot, who flew the first EA-6B to NAS Whidbey back in 1971.
After a wing-wag goodbye to the crowd, the last US Navy EA-6B Prowler blasts off heading for its final resting place as a display at NAS Point Mugu, California.
VAQ-134 "Garudas", NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Grumman EA-6B Prowler conducts a dirty overhead pass prior to landing for its retirement delivery to the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Thank you for your faithful service, Prowler!
VAQ-134 "Garudas", NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Taxing in for its retirement delivery to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, this Grumman EA-6B Prowler will never fly again. Thank you for your faithful service, Prowler!
VAQ-134 "Garudas", NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Grumman EA-6B Prowler breaks overhead prior to landing for its retirement delivery to the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Thank you for your faithful service, Prowler!
Within moments of shutting down for the last time, a maintenance crew from NAS Whidbey Island began the process to "de-mil" this Prowler for permanent display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. The airframe flew with VAQ-134.
The US Navy's next to last Prowler taxis in after its final flight from NAS Whidbey Island. The airframe belonged to VAQ-134 "Garudas" and will now be put on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight, next to the A-6E Intruder already on display.