VAQ-132 Scorpions 2011 EA-18G Growler Model, Navy, 1/40th (18") Scale, Mahogany

VAQ-132 Scorpions 2011 EA-18G Growler Model Fly with the VAQ-132 Scorpions 2011 in this handcrafted EA-18G Growler Model. Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you'll love. Length - 18 inches Shots and colors of US Navy E / A-18G. This device belongs to the VAQ-132 Scorpions. This specially decorated aircraft took part in Operation Odyssey Dawn over Libya in 2011. It bears the number 166894 and the code NL-540. This unit is stationed at NAS base Whidbey Island, WA. Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ONE THREE TWO was originally designated Patrol Squadron TWENTY NINE (VP-29) flying the P-2V "Neptune" at Naval Air Station North Island, California. In April 1957, the squadron was redesignated Heavy Attack Squadron TWO (VAH-2) and transitioned to the A-3D "Skywarrior." The squadron's homeport was changed in April 1958 to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. In November 1968, VAH-2 was redesignated Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ONE THREE TWO (VAQ-132), transitioning to the EKA-3B at NAS Whidbey Island. In January 1971 VAQ-132 became the first operational squadron to transition to the new EA-6B "Prowler." As the first Prowler squadron in Vietnam, VAQ-132 flew combat support flights from six different carriers on YANKEE STATION in the Gulf of Tonkin. On January 17, 1991, after Iraq invaded Kuwait, VAQ-132 was once again the first Prowler squadron to fight, this time in Operation DESERT STORM. In February 1994, the Scorpions were once more first on the scene when shots were fired in support of NATO's Operation DENY FLIGHT over Bosnia-Herzegovina. After Iraq invaded Kuwait, the Scorpions were on hand in the Red Sea, and so, on January 17, 1991, VAQ-132 was once again the first Prowler squadron to fight, this time in Operation DESERT STORM. In February 1994, the Scorpions were once more first on the scene when shots were fired in support of NATO's Operation DENY FLIGHT over

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