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Grumman US-2E, 133382, VU-3

  • AceFlyboy1 said:
    Grumman US-2C Tracker BuNo 133382 VU-3 – Unit code UF. Side number 6. NAS North Island, July 1, 1965 - VU-3 was redesignated VC-3 October 1, 1981. VC-3 disestablished at NAS North Island CA VC-3 was home based at NAS North Island, subsequently moving to NAS Point Mugu. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-2 (S-2C) Tracker BuNo 133382 1959-60: VS-21 as YA-11. Converted to US-2C. 1965: VU-3 as UF-6. VU-7 as UH-6. 1970: VC-5 as UE-33. June 7, 1971: Put into storage at the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Allocated five digit Process Control Number (PCN) 1S352. March 20, 1982. Sold off to Allied Aircraft Sales, Tucson, AZ. Subsequently scrapped and salvaged.

01_00095035 SDASM Image

  • AceFlyboy1 said:
    AS OF YEAR 2023 THIS AIRFRAME STILL EXISTS IN AN OPEN AIR DESERT COMPOUND. S-2D Tracker BuNo 147873 VX-1 Side number 10. Unit tailcode JA. From NAS Patuxent River Maryland. Circa 1967. Over Key West Florida. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 147873 VX-1 as JA-10. Converted to US-2D. June 15, 1977: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Five digit Process Control Number (PCN): 1S369. Departed: Feb. 24, 1978. To United Aeronautical Corporation, Tucson, Arizona USA. As of year 2023 - Still in open storage in the UAC compound next to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the 309th AMARG facility.