File:S-2G and S-3A in flight 1976.jpg
Summary
Change of guards over Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA) on 28 July 1976: a U.S. Navy Grumman S-2G Tracker (BuNo 152374) of anti-submarine squadron VS-37 Sawbucks, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) (foreground), accompanied by its successor, the Lockheed S-3A Viking (BuNo 159402) of VS-21 Redtails, CVW-9, USS Constellation (CV-64).
The S-3A 159402 was later modified to an S-3B and crashed on 10 September 2002 while acting as refuelling aircraft off the coast of Puerto Rico, operating from the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) with VS-22 Checkmates, CVW-3. The crew of three was killed.
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| current | 11:29, 9 January 2017 | | 709 × 559 (137 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Change of guards over Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA) on 28 July 1976: a U.S. Navy Grumman S-2G <i>Tracker</i> (BuNo 152374) of anti-submarine squadron VS-37 <i>Sawbucks</i>, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Kitty Hawk</i> (CV-63) (foreground), accompanied by its successor, the Lockheed S-3A <i>Viking</i> (BuNo 159402) of VS-21 <i>Redtails</i>, CVW-9, USS <i>Constellation</i> (CV-64). <br> The S-3A 159402 was later modified to an S-3B and crashed on 10 September 2002 while acting as refuelling aircraft off the coast of Puerto Rico, operating from the USS <i>Harry S. Truman</i> (CVN-75) with VS-22 <i>Checkmates</i>, CVW-3. The crew of three was killed. </p> |
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