1992 Aircraft Photo Gallery

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1992 Aircraft Photo Gallery. Last updated 21 January, 2008

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• January 21 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWC WD) was established during a ceremony at Point Mugu, CA, Rear Admiral William E. Newman was its first commander. NAWC WD headquarters was located at Point Mugu and China Lake, with a facility at White Sands. NAWC WD was responsible for aircraft weapons and weapons systems, simulators and targets. It absorbed the activities of the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, CA; the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA; the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility, Albuquerque, NM; and the Naval Ordnance Missile Test Station, White Sands, NM. • January 22 -- Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, was established at the site of the former Naval Weapons Center.
• May 18 -- U.S. Navy Lt. David W. Garnett and U.S. Navy AEAN Lorenzo Rodriguez lost their lives when their MU-2 Solitaire crashed on landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
• October 01 -- Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA; Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Pa.; and Naval Ordnance Missile Test Station, White Sands, NM; were transferred into NAVAIR. The action was in preparation for the consolidation of all naval air activities under the Naval Air Warfare Center, which would be an activity of NAVAIR.
• Oct 1 -- The NAVWPNCEN 1 October 1992 report of personnel and aircraft on board was not received in time to be included in the 1992 edition of OPNAV notice 5400.