NAS Dallas Patch Handle Heritage Air Wings Aircraft Base C.O.s Events Awards Photos Off-Duty Album The Squadron Duty Officer (SDO), is the unit's contact point. They maintain unit rosters, help old friends link up, coordinate with unit reunions, and gather unit information. The SDO List. The Association is particularly interested in your Skyhawk related information and photos, but will gladly accept information about all eras of the unit. e-Mail the Association Webmaster. AND we welcome "anyone with an interest" in the Skyhawk to JOIN The Skyhawk Association. Patch No additional info yet. Back to Table of Contents Handle No additional info yet. Back to Table of Contents Heritage AUG 1929: City of Dallas, TX establishes Hensley Field in what is now Grand Prairie, TX. The site is leased to the Army Air Corps and serves as an Air Corp Reserve Base. MAR 1941: Navy begins operations at Hensley Field. 15 MAY 1941: Navy establishes Naval Reserve Training Base adjacent to Hensley Field. 01 JAN 1943: NAS Dallas is established for the purpose of primary flight training. Abandoned Air Fields website has a photo of the time period. 26 FEB 1946: Naval and Marine Reserve Training Program established at NAS Dallas. 30 SEP 1949: command of the facility is passed from the Air Force to the Navy, but the Air Force continues to use the facility for reserve training. 26 SEP 1998: NAS Dallas is decommissioned. Tenant commands were relocated earlier to NAS JRB Fort Worth, the former Carswell Air Force Base. Back to Table of Contents Air Wings Naval Reserve Training Marine Air Reserve Training Back to Table of Contents Aircraft Date Assigned ----------------Aircraft 28 February 1958: - - - Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk * 31 March 1958 - - - - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk * 5 November 1969 - - - - Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk * 24 July 1977: - - - - - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 20 February 1978: - - - Douglas A-4M Skyhawk 17 April 1981 - - - - - Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk * November 30, 1962 The A4D-1 designation changed to A-4A The A4D-2 designation changed to A-4B The A4D-2N designation changed to A-4C A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit Back to Table of Contents Commanding Officers 1993: Captain D.F. "Rick" Miller Back to Table of Contents Events 26 FEB 1946: Marine Air Reserve Training Command (MARTC) activiated at NAS Glenview and Marine Aviation Detachments (MADS) are formed at Nas Atlanta, Dallas and Glenview. 1950: The naval reserve squadron stationed at NAS Dallas was the first air reserve squadron to be called to active service in the Korean War. 1952: First jet aircraft assigned. 1993: Units aboard NAS Dallas: VF-201 VF-202 VF-59 (Fleet Air Logistics) MAG-41 136 Tactical Wing Texas Air National Guard U.S. 14th Marine Headquarters Various Army and Army National Guard Aviation Units A large Naval Reserve Readiness Center Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 Regional Headquarters Selective Service System Southwest U.S. Air Force - Civil Air Patrol Liaison Office U.S. Coast Guard reserve unit 1993: Navy Dallas Air Show complete with the Blue Angels. Static displays included the A-4 Skyhawk. 1994: Relocation to "Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Texas which becomes a Navy administered "Joint Services Base". 26 SEP 1998: Naval Air Station (NAS) Dallas officially decommissioned 26 September 1998. Its tenant commands had been relocating to NAS Joint Reserve Base (JRB) in Fort Worth for several years. NAS JRB Fort Worth was officially established 01 October 1998. Back to Table of Contents Awards Commandant's Aviation Efficiency Trophy 1967-69: Back to Table of Contents Sources Return To The Navy Unit Main Page