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Constructed as a S-3A. |
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3 May 1974 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 159387. |
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16 May 1974 |
Transferred to Anti-Submarine Squadron 41 (VS-41), NAS North Island, CA. |
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1974 |
Transferred to VS-21, NAF Atsugi, Japan. |
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Circa 8 January 1975 |
Transferred to VS-29, NAS North Island, CA. |
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21 February 1978 |
Transferred to Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF), Alameda, CA. |
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1 November 1986 |
Transferred to VS-31, NAS Jacksonville, FL. |
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1989 |
Converted to a S-3B. |
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1990 |
Transferred to Sea Control Squadron 31 (VS-31), NAS Jacksonville, FL. |
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August 1990 |
Participated in Operation Desert Shield. |
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1992 |
Transferred to Anti-Submarine Squadron 35 (VS-35), NAS North Island, CA. |
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1992 |
Transferred to Sea Control Squadron 33 (VS-33), NAS North Island, CA. |
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1994 |
Markings Applied: NG-701 |
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1994 |
Transferred to VS-29, NAS North Island, CA. |
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2000 |
Transferred to Sea Control Squadron 35 (VS-35), NAS North Island, CA. |
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2002 |
Markings Applied: USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, NAVY 1, VS-35, CVW14, 9387, |
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The aircraft logged combat missions over Iraq from the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) during her epic ten-month deployment, the longest ever for a nuclear carrier. |
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1 May 2003 |
This plane was designated as NAVY 1 when it flew President George Bush on May 1 2003. He became the first president to land on an aircraft carrier. |
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17 July 2003 |
Ferry flight. Delivered to National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL. |
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11 September 2003 |
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11 September 2003 |
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25 September 2003 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
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7 November 2003 |
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19 April 2010 |
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19 April 2010 |
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8 October 2012 |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Internet Sources Desert Storm by Jakub Cikhart National Naval Aviation Museum S-3 Viking United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Matt Maranto |
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