VT-28

The VT-28 "Rangers" is a U.S. Navy primary flight training squadron based at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.

History

Patch of VT-28 as an Advanced Multi-engine Training Squadron

Grumman TS-2A Tracker of VT-28 at Miami in 1976

Prior to its commissioning on May 1, 1960, VT-28 operated as Advanced Training Unit 611. The Rangers began as an advanced multi-engine training squadron flying a training variant of the Grumman S-2 Tracker.

After 19 years and thousands of Naval Aviators being designated, the T-44A twin-engine turboprop aircraft replaced the TS-2F Tracker. VT-28 continued training advanced multi-engine aviators until 1990 when the Chief of Naval Air Training reassigned the squadron to be responsible for training instructors and updating training syllabus for the T-44A and T-34C Turbo Mentor. Three years later, CNATRA again reassigned VT-28 to be the Navy's fifth primary training squadron.

Aircraft

• TS-2F Tracker - Advanced multi-engine (1960-1979)
• T-44A King Air - Advanced multi-engine (1979-1993)
• T-34C Turbo Mentor - Primary flight training (1990-present)
• T-6B Texan II - Primary flight training (transition to begin in 2013)