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Airborne Tactical Advantage Company Aero L-39 Albatros

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), is a government contractor based in Newport News, Virginia, USA. It operates Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, Israeli F-21 Kfir, A-4 Skyhawk, and L-39 Albatross II military aircraft in tactical flight training roles for U.S. Navy, Air Force and Air National Guard.

Its main air operations base is at Naval Air Station Point Mugu.[1] It sends aircraft as far away as Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan.[2][3]

ATAC was acquired by Textron in 2016 and continues to operate as a subsidiary.[4]

Fleet

One IAI F-21 Kfir of ATAC in 2016.

The ATAC air fleet includes the following aircraft[5]

Accidents and incidents

8 July 2010
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk N123AT lost power during takeoff and crashed in a field near Naval Air Station Fallon. The pilot ejected safely. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB are completed.[7]
6 March 2012
IAI Kfir N404AX crashed into a building near at Naval Air Station Fallon in inclement weather, killing the pilot. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB are completed.[8]
18 May 2012
Hawker Hunter crashed in a field on final approach to Naval Air Station Point Mugu, killing the pilot. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB are currently underway.[9][10]
29 October 2013
Hawker Hunter N332AX crashed in a field near Naval Air Station Point Mugu, killing the pilot. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB are currently underway.[11][12][13]
22 August 2017
Hawker Hunter crashed about 100 miles off the coast of San Diego. The pilot was able to eject and was recovered by a helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt[14]

References

  1. ^ BusinessWeek. "Airborne Tactical Advantage Company Wins Up to $47,080,902 Contract". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 20 July 2012. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ ATAC Hawker Hunter F Mk.58 N322AX @ NAF Atsugi Retrieved February 18, 2017
  3. ^ Naval Air Facility 27th of April 2013 Retrieved February 18, 2017
  4. ^ a b Giangreco, Leigh (19 September 2017). "Textron unit acquires 63 Mirage F1s". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Federal Aviation Administration. "US Civil Aircraft Registry, Query="ATAC"". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ^ Arnaud (18 July 2017). "L'enterprise américaine ATAC racchète 63 Mirage F1 Français !". Avions Legendaires (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "WPR10LA339". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ^ "DCA12PA049". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  9. ^ "DCA12PA076". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Jet crashes in Southern California, killing pilot". CBS News. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. ^ "WPR15GA030". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  12. ^ "'Top Gun' style military jet crashes outside Navy base in California, killing pilot". NYDailyNews. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. ^ "PILOT DIES IN MILITARY PLANE CRASH IN PORT HUENEME". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  14. ^ "ATAC HAWKER HUNTER CRASHES OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO". The Aviation Geek Club. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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