Location
Satellite and aerial maps of NAS JRB Willow Grove with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 11.9 | 299 | 95PN |  Lansdale Hospital Heliport, Pennsylvania |
| 12.1 | 359 | 9PS3 | Doylestown Hospital Heliport, Pennsylvania |
| 12.1 | 235 | KLOM | Wings Field, Pennsylvania |
| 15.0 | 008 | KDYL | Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| 15.7 | 244 | 7PN3 | Mercy Suburban Hospital Heliport, Pennsylvania |
| 15.9 | 338 | 0PA9 | Carson Heliport, Pennsylvania |
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History of this Location | |
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
List of units at NAS JRB Willow Grove | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 1985/01 | HSL-94 | Seasprite 1985/01 |
| 1979/95 | HS-75 | S-70 H-60 ??/07 |
| 1972/01 | HMH-772 | S-80 H-53E 1995/ RH-53D 1993/95 S-65 H-53 1970/95 |
| 1958/70 | HMH-772 | S-65 H-53 1970/95 S-58 H-34 1958/71 |
| 1958/62 | HMLA-775 | PV-18 1958/62 |
| Pennsylvania National Guard |
List of aircraft and events at NAS JRB Willow Grove | Login to Edit | |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 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 | ||
