[MilCom] Naval Museum Gets Last T-2C to Make Carrier Landing

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Naval Aviation Museum Acquires Last Buckeye to Make Carrier Landing
By Ensign April L. Gunsallus, NAS Pensacola,  Public Affairs

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The National Museum of Naval Aviation acquired 
the last T-2C Buckeye to make a carrier landing, April 9. 
    The aircraft made the final T-2 arrested landing aboard USS Harry S. 
Truman (CVN 75), July 25.
    "I am proud to be able to present this aircraft to the museum so that 
others can see this milestone in naval aviation history," said Capt Daniel 
Ouimette, commodore of Training Wing 1, NAS Meridian, Miss.
    The T-2 Buckeye has been used for intermediate and advanced training for 
Navy and Marine Corps pilots and naval flight officers in training for jet 
carrier aviation and tactical strike missions.
    Most T-2 Buckeyes have already been replaced by the T-45 Goshawk. It is 
expected that NAS Meridian will completely transition from the T-2 Buckeye to 
the T-45 Goshawk in August. At NAS Pensacola, the T-2 Buckeye will remain in 
service for about another year.