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Grumman E-1B Tracer of VAW-121 ‘Griffins. Side number 770. Over Naval Station Norfolk. Date ‘3/1/1973’ is interpreted as March 1, 1973. This could possibly be E-1B BuNo 147213 that was recorded as 770 during a July to October 1972 North Atlantic and Mediterranean cruise. With VAW-121 DET.11 ‘Griffins’ aboard CVS-11 USS Intrepid as part of CVGS-56. (Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56) using tailcode AU. www.gonavy.jp/CVSG56-AU197207.html CVSG-56 (AU) CVS-11 USS INTREPID July 11, 1972 – October 15, 1972 (NorLant) www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/E-1B.html Grumman WF-2 (E-1B) Tracer BuNo 147213 ………………………………. 1968: VAW-121 as AS-757. 1969: VAW-121 as AU-70. 1970-71: VAW-121. 1972-73: VAW-121 as AU-770. July 11, 1973: Put into storage at MASDC Arizona. PCN: 1E022. 6/29/1976: Struck off charge. Oct. 27, 1982: Sold off to Consolidated Aeronautics Corp. Eventually scrapped and salvaged.

E-1B Tracer BuNo 147211 VAW-111 ‘Hunters’. Unit shore code RR. Side number 011. From USS Hornet January 1970. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/E-1B.html Grumman WF-2 (E-1B) Tracer BuNo 147211 …………………………………….. 1976-77: RVAW-110 as NM-011. June 25,1977: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Assigned five digit MASDC Process Control Number (PCN): 1E057. May 29, 1978: Struck off charge. Nov. 9, 1981: Sold off as surplus to Consolidated Aero Corp which became United Aeronautical Corporation, Tucson, AZ. Last noted Aug 2002. Belatedly salvaged.

Reserve Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 78 (VAW-78) 'Fighting Escargots' Grumman E-1B Tracer. Code AW of CVSGR-70 (Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group Reserve 70) Possibly on CVS-16 USS Lexington. CVSGR-70 was a U.S Navy Reserve Air Wing that was established May 1, 1970 at NAS Norfolk and disestablished July 30, 1976. www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/VAW078.html VAW-78 Deployed only once with the E-1B Tracer 17 Aug 1971 – 26 Aug 1971 E-1B CVS-14 USS Wasp with CVSGR-70 coded AW-77x for local operations in the WestLant. After that, only the E-2B & C Hawkeye was used on carrier deployments. In September 1975, when the CV concept of combining antisubmarine aircraft with attack carrier airwings was being implemented, VAW-78 joined Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20) and replaced the disbanded VAW-207. In 1977, VAW-78 transitioned to the E-2B Hawkeye and from March 1983 upgraded to the E-2C version.