Originally Posted by
dbtownley
One more useless tidbit.
The two fleet C-2 squadrons are designated VRC (VRC-30 on the west coast & VRC-40 on the east coast) and both both squadrons are active duty. The C (composite) comes from when VRC-30 flew both the C-2A and the C-12 and VRC-40 flew C-2s and another airplane (dont remember which).
That got me curious. I checked out Wiki and VRC-40's website (History) and the only other plane that they mention is the C-1 Trader, which they phased out in 1985 (the end of the recips in Naval Aviation it said). The C-12 RAG was its' own squadron up there at NAS Norfolk wasn't it; until they switched to civilian training.
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