North American T-2C Buckeye is a piece of digital artwork by Arthur Eggers which was uploaded on May 14th, 2021.
North American T-2C Buckeye
Training Air Wing TWO (TW-2 or TRAWING 2) is a United States Navy aircraft training air wing based aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville, in... more
Title
North American T-2C Buckeye
Artist
Arthur Eggers
Medium
Digital Art - Color Print
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Training Air Wing TWO (TW-2 or TRAWING 2) is a United States Navy aircraft training air wing based aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville, in Kingsville, Texas. TW-2 is one of five training air wings in the Naval Air Training Command, and consists of two jet training squadrons. VT-23 transitioned the T-2C "Buckeye" jet trainer in October 1972. The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets. It entered service in 1959. Every jet-qualified Naval Aviator and virtually every Naval Flight Officer from the late 1950s until 2004 received training in the T-2 Buckeye, a length of service spanning four decades. In fiscal years 1967 and 1980, VT-23 was named the "Top Jet Squadron" in the Naval Air Training Command. "The Professionals" were also awarded the prestigious Vice Admiral Goldthwaite Award as the Navy's top training squadron in 1973, 1987 and 1995. VT-23 won the Chief of Naval Air Training Award for Training Excellence in 1979, 1984, 1986 and 1988 and the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1993.
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