Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408
Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 axial-flow twin-spool turbojet variant documented as the powerplant of the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Naval History and Heritage Command identifies two J52-P-408 engines for the electronic-warfare aircraft. The U.S. Navy officially retired the Prowler in 2015; the Marine Corps continued flying it through 2019, the final service year reflected here.
Identity
- Aliases
- J52-P-408Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust
- …
- Sea Level Static Thrust
- …
- Spool Count
- 2
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 axial-flow twin-spool turbojet variant documented as the powerplant of the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Naval History and Heritage Command identifies two J52-P-408 engines for the electronic-warfare aircraft. The U.S. Navy officially retired the Prowler in 2015; the Marine Corps continued flying it through 2019, the final service year reflected here.
- Developers
- Family
- Manufacturers
- Retirement Date
- 2019
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:44:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 19:35:45 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Naval History and Heritage Command identifies two Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet engines on the EA-6B Prowler.
- Publisher
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Title
- EA-6B Prowler
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- NAVAIR records the Navy's official EA-6B retirement and notes Marine Corps operations continuing through 2019, supporting 2019 as the final service year for this platform-linked variant.
- Publisher
- Naval Air Systems Command
- Title
- Point Mugu welcomes last Navy EA-6B Prowler