Aircraft History for BuNo 159740
- April 30, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1975 to 1979 VS-28 as AE-607
- September 28, 1979 Transferred to VS-31
- 1979 to 1985 VS-31 as AG-703
- Upgraded to S-3B Configuration
- 1990 to 1991 VS-30 as AA-700
- 1993 to 1995 VS-33 as NG-702
- July 21, 1995 Mishap
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 159741 |
1975-05-03 |
-- |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 159741
- May 3, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1975 VS-28 as 69
- 1976 to 1979 VS-28 as AE-610
- 1979 to 1980 VS-24 as AJ-705
- August 15, 1981 Transferred to VS-28
- 1981 to 1984 VS-28 as AE-711
- 1985 to 1987 VS-28 as AE-707
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- July 1987 Transferred aircraft to VS-27
- 1987 to 1989 VS-27 as AD-715
- August 17, 1989 Transferred aircraft to NARF Alameda
- May 16, 1990 Transferred aircraft to VS-32 via SDLM
- 1990 to 1991 VS-32 as AB-703
- 1993 VS-24 as AJ
- 1997 to 1999 VS-24 as AJ-704
- 2000 to 2001 VS-22 as AC-702
- 2004 to 2005 VS-22 as AC-706
- September 1, 2005 Retired to AMARC
- January 2006 SOC
- Prototype Maverick aircraft
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 159742 |
1975-05-22 |
-- |
Disposed of Locally |
Aircraft History for BuNo 159742
- May 22, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1975 to 1986 NATC to 742
- September 28, 1983 Transferred to Burbank
- October 29th, 1983 S-3B Prototype (NAVPRO Burbank)
- Full scale engineering/development flight test aircraft
- September 13th, 1984 1st S-3B flight
- 1986 ASW Test Directorate
- 1987 Force Test Directorate, NAS Pax River, MD.
- UNK SOC
- Was displayed at Naval Air Test & Evaluation Center, NAS Pax River, MD.
- Marietta-Lockheed for structural fatigue tests to tail sent to LMAC
- Stricken by Force Warfare and SARDIP
- Scrapped
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 159743 |
1975-05-22 |
-- |
On Display |
On display at Marietta Museum, Dobbins, GA
Aircraft History for BuNo 159743
- May 22, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1977 to 1980 VS-24 as AJ-712
- 1981 to 1987 VS-24 as AJ-705
- 1989 Upgraded to S-3B Configuration
- 1990 to 1991 VS-24 as AJ-701
- February 2nd, 1991 1st S-3 to drop bombs in combat
- 1993 to 1995 VX-1 JA-15?
- 1998 to 1999 VX-20 743
- October 2001 SOC
- 2005 Transferred to Lockheed Martin Marietta and stricken on site.
- Full scale fatigue test (shake test)
- 2010 Aircraft transferred to Marietta Museum
- Displayed Marietta Museum, Dobbins, GA.
- Results of FSFT; aircraft “broke†(at 46,000 flight hours), at a critical location from the simulated flight loads. All (not many) cracks were detected and documented.
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 159744 |
1975-05-30 |
16,976.0 |
Retired to AMARC |
This aircraft has the highest flight time hours for any S-3A or B with 16,976
Aircraft History for BuNo 159744
- May 30, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1975 to 1986 VS-41 as RA-35 & NJ-735
- 1986 to 1987 VSSU
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- 1987 to 1990 VS-27 as AD
- November 16, 1990 Transferred aircraft to VS-28
- 1990 to 1991 VS-28 as
- January 23, 1991 Transferred aircraft to VS-27
- 1991 to 1993 VS-27 as AD
- 1995 to 1996 VS-24 as AJ-706
- 2000 to 2008 VS-32 as AB-705
- 2006 With VS-32, installed the LANTIRN on aircraft's right wing station and altering the COTAC station with a joystick to control the device.
- August 12, 2008 Retired to AMARC
- March 2009 SOC
- First S-3 with SDRS Installed (Structural Data Recording System)
- This aircraft has the highest flight time hours for any S-3A or B with 16,976.