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The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation.Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after the vacuum cleaner brand.
A TF34 attached to an A-10 Thunderbolt II A TF34 mounted on the starboard pylon of an S-3B Viking aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II; IML Addax; Lockheed S-3 Viking; Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel; Sikorsky S-72
There has only been one aircraft designated as Navy One: a Lockheed S-3 Viking, BuNo 159387, assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of VS-35, which transported President George W. Bush to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of San Diego, California, on 1 May 2003.
The Tracker was eventually superseded in U.S. military service by the Lockheed S-3 Viking; the last USN Tracker operational squadron (VS-37 with S-2G models) was disestablished in 1976. The last Navy S-2 was withdrawn from service on 29 August 1976. [ 8 ]
During this time, they became the first S-3 Viking squadron to fire the ADM-141 TALD decoy in combat on 18 January 1991. [8] After the end of the war, they returned to the United States on 8 June 1991. [1] In 1993, VS-38 became the last US Navy squadron to retire the S-3A Viking after 17 years of service since 1976 in the US Navy. [8]
an ES-3A Shadow from VQ-6 Det.A being launched from USS Saratoga CV-60 in 1994 during VQ-6's first cruise. VQ-6 was founded on 5 August 1991, at NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville , Florida. [ 1 ] This was after the only carrier capable ELINT aircraft at the time, the EA-3B Skywarrior , was retired from service by VQ-2 . [ 2 ]
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man found guilty of stealing a Viking hoard of gold worth £3 million. ... Men jailed for £766k Anglo-Saxon coin sale plot. Show comments. Advertisement.
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