Horsham Air Guard Station / Willow Grove NAS JRB Airport

Willow Grove , Pennsylvania

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  NAS JRB Willow Grove


1926 to present

40° 12' 0.00'' N     75° 8' 53.52'' W
6km NW of Willow Grove, PA, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
ICAO: KNXX IATA: NXX
Elevation: 358 feet


Site was originally Willow Grove plant, where Pitcairn built autogiros in 1930s.
Along present Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard, the US Navy operated the base as Naval Air Station JRB Willow Grove between 1943 and 2011 for both Navy and Marines reserve units. The Navy performed the Final Flight ceremony on March 30, 2011 and the base was renamed Horsham Air Guard Station



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  List of units at NAS JRB Willow Grove




Years Unit
1985/01HSL-94Seasprite,
1979/95HS-75S-70 H-60,
1972/01HMH-772S-80 H-53E, RH-53D, S-65 H-53,
1958/70HMH-772S-65 H-53, S-58 H-34,
1958/62HMLA-775PV-18,
Pennsylvania National Guard




List of aircraft and events at NAS JRB Willow Grove


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1981 USMC CH-53A 152393

1992 Army UH-1B 62-1920

2001-sep HMH-772 CH-53E 165347

2006-aug-09 CH-53E 165345 / MT-404
2006-aug-09 CH-53E 165347 / MT-408

2017-feb Army UH-1B 62-1920



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