Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Do they still have the reserve T-34C unit there? Is that just for Navy/USMC or is it USAF as well?
I think the reason why Whiting took so long was that the OLFs had to be extended to meet the minimum field length for the T-6. I remember that being a big stink when it was selected.
I've never known of a T-34 Reserve outfit anywhere in the Navy and certainly not the USMC. Now there will have been some reserve guys flying the T-34s in the VTs (SAU = Selective Augmentation Unit)
Someone like Bunk will be able to answer better - but I wasn't sure if Whiting itself was too short for the T-6; but I do know that they will not be able to run split runways ops like they do with the T-34s. I'm not that familiar with Whiting north or south ops since I'm a Corpus product myself.
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