Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
159755 |
1975-08-25 |
-- |
To Be Displayed |
Aircraft History for BuNo 159755
- August 25, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- August 27, 1975 Transferred to VS-32
- 1975 to 1986 VS-32 as AB-704
- 1989 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- 1989 to 1993 VS-24 as AJ-703
- 1998 to 1999 VS-31 as AG-700
- 2000 to 2002 VS-31 as AG-701
- 2003 to 2006 VS-24 as AJ-707
- April 2006 SOC
- 2006 DRMO NAS Pensacola, FL.
- Hickory Aviation Museum Hickory, NC acquired cockpit.
- December 1, 2017 cockpit is #3 on current restoration list.
- Plans are to restore it, place in museum.
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
159756 |
1975-08-19 |
11,659.0 |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 159756
- August 19, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- 1975 to 1982 VS-32 as AB-705
- 1982 to 1987 VS-24 as AJ-701 (1989)?
- 1989 Upgraded to S-3B Configuration?
- 1990 VS-27
- February 9, 1990 Transferred aircraft to VS-32 via SDLM?
- 1992 to 1994 VS-27 as AD-720
- May 1994 VS-41 received aircraft from VS-27
- 1994 to 1999 VS-41 as NJ-732
- June 1999 Received aircraft from SDLM
- 2000 to 2004 VS-33 as NG-703
- 2004 VS-41 as NJ-720
- 2005 to 2006 VS-41 as NJ-735
- August 8, 2006 Retired to AMARC
- August 2006 SOC
- VS-35 'Bluewolves' tail art
- Total flight hours 11,659.
Aircraft History for BuNo 159757
- September 10, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- September 11, 1975 Transferred to VS-32
- 1975 to 1981 VS-32 as AB-706
- 1981 to 1982 VSSU
- April 9, 1982 Transferred back to VS-32
- 1982 to 1983 VS-32 as AB-706
- July 6, 1983 Mishap
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
159758 |
1975-09-17 |
-- |
Unknown |
Aircraft History for BuNo 159758
- September 17, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- September 18, 1975 Transferred to VS-32
- 1975 to 1981 VS-32 as AB-707
- 1982 to 1983 VS-24 as AJ-704
- 1983 to 1988 VS-30 as AA-702
- September 1987 with VS-30, this aircraft was flown from the Mediterranean Sea back to the United States, launching from the USS Saratoga, with a terrorist prisoner, 2 FBI agents, 1 Flight Surgeon, 1 Pilot.
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- January 21, 1988 Transferred aircraft to VS-27
- 1988 to 1990 VS-27 as AD
- November 15, 1990 Transferred aircraft to SDLM
- November 15, 1991 Received aircraft from SDLM
- 1992 to 2000 VS-30 as AA-701
- 2000 VS-22 as AC-702
- 2001 to 2003 VS-31 as AG-700
- August 24, 2003 nose landing gear retracted on takeoff.. Tinker AFB. Class “A†not repaired.
- Source Internet Articles
- Command never sent copies to JAG.
- SOC October 30, 2003.
- Aircraft sat outside VQ-4’s hangar for quite some time, without wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, fuselage sent to Georgia for stress testing. (No record of this aircraft performi
Aircraft History for BuNo 159759
- September 25, 1975 Accepted by the Navy
- September 26,1975 Transferred to VS-32
- 1975 to 1979 VS-32 as AB-710
- 1979 to 1985 VS-31 as AG-702
- 1988 to 1989 VS-22 as AC-710
- September 1, 1989 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- October 7, 1989 Mishap