The Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA Patch Handle Heritage Air Wings Aircraft Base C.O.s Events Awards Photos Off-Duty Album (Empty) This page is posthumously dedicated to Ltjg Danielsen, United States Navy. Please see "Dedication" below. 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. NADMC Johnsville patch from G. Verver NADC Warminster patch from G. Verver NADC Warminster patch from G. Verver NADC Technology Dir. Patch from G. Verver NAF Warminster Patch from John Gabbard Patch No data to date Back to Table of Contents Handle No data to date Back to Table of Contents Heritage In 1944, the Navy acquired the Brewster Aircraft Corporation which consisted of production shops,administration spaces and the adjoining airfield and hangar spaces. The Navy designated the plant the Naval Air Modification Unit (NAMU), a branch of the Naval Air Material Center (NAMC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The task assigned to NAMU involved quantity conversion and modification of newly produced aircraft prior to delivery to the fleet for combat use. With the end of WW II the need for NAMU vanished and in 1947 it was redesignated as the U. S. Naval Air Development Station (NADS). Expansion of NADS activities necessitated another reorganization along more functional lines as the U. S. Naval Air Development Center (NADC) in 1949. NADC became part of the Naval Air Warfare Center command in 1996 and was closed 31 Mar 1997 Back to Table of Contents Aircraft Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: 1950 - - - - - - - - WV-1 1957 - - - - - - - - WV-2 Unknown- - - - - - - EC-121 Unknown- - - - - - - Lockheed NP-2E Unknown- - - - - - - Douglas RA-3B 126 May 1969 - - - - Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk * 5 June 1974- - - - - Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk 29 September 1976- - Douglas A-4M Skyhawk * November 30, 1962 The A4D-2N designation was changed to A-4C A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit Back to Table of Contents Commanding Officers No date to date Back to Table of Contents Events 1943 U. S. Naval Aircraft Modification Unit (NAMU) Johnsville, PA 1947 Naval Air Development Station (NADS) Johnsville, PA 1949 Naval Air Development Center (NADC) Johnsville, PA 1965 Naval Air Development Center (NADC) Warminster, PA 1996 Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Warminster, PA 31 Mar 1997 NADC Johnsville closed Back to Table of Contents Awards No date to date Back to Table of Contents Sources Gary Verver Armand Rubbo, ASCS(SW/AW) USN, ret Dedication: On July 23, 1974, Ltjg Danielsen took off in A-4C BuNo 147680 on runway 9, and started to experience a rough running engine. He made a turn back towards NADC, and held the aircraft as long as he could. The aircraft started to nose over near the intersection of Hatboro and Bristol Rds, Southampton Township, PA, approximately 1/2 mile short of Runway 27. He ejected, but his parachute deployed over the fireball and he fell to his death. The aircraft hit the ground, crossed Bristol Road and through the base fence. Return To The Navy Unit Main Page