| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 158861 |
1973-03-22 |
-- |
Retired to AMARC |
First full production aircraft
Aircraft History for BuNo 158861
- 22-Mar-1973 Accepted by the Navy
- October 1, 1973 Transferred to NATC RDT&E Patuxent River
- November 1973 Conducted first sea trials aboard USS Forrestal (CV-59), later joined by 157995.
- April 5th, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- 1974 to 1977 VS-41 as RA-716
- January 17th, 1977 Transferred to NARF Alameda with 414 Flight Hours
- August 10th, 1978 Transferred to VS-41
- 1978 to 1982 VS-41 as ???
- April 9th, 1982 Transferred to VS-24
- 1982 to 1983 VS-24 as AJ-
- July 14th, 1983 Transferred to VS-22
- 1983 to 1985 VS-22 as AC-
- 1986 VSSU
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- 1987 to 1989 VS-27 as AD-712
- 1991 to 1996 VS-32 as AB-702
- 1998 VS-30 as AA-706
- 2004 VS-30 as AA-707
- January 3, 2005 Retired to AMARC
- April 2005 SOC
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 158862 |
1973-04-27 |
-- |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 158862
- April 27th, 1973 Accepted by the Navy
- September 29th, 1973 Transferred to NATC RDT&E Pax. River
- March 23, 1974 Transferred to VX-1 Pax. River
- 1974 VX-1 as JA-12
- June 12, 1974 Pax. River crew flying navigation tests 500 miles off west coast performs first S-3A SAR mission
- October 12, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- 1974 to 1981 VS-41 as RA-
- 1984 to 1987 VS-37 as NK-700
- 1991 to 1992 Converted to ES-3A configuration
- 1993 to 1999 VQ-5 as 722
- May 25, 1999 Retired to AMARC
- August 2001 SOC
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 158863 |
1973-05-31 |
-- |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 158863
- May 31st, 1973 Accepted by the Navy May 31st, 1973
- October 15, 1973 Transferred to NATC RDT&E Pax. River
- March 27th, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- 1974 to 1978 VS-41 as RA-14
- May 25th, 1978 MASDC DMAFB
- July 8th, 1981 Returned to service
- July 9th, 1981 Transferred to NARF Alameda
- With 921 Flight Hours
- Returned to Service
- 1984 to 1987 VS-31 as AG-710
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- October 6, 1987 Transferred to VS-27
- 1987 to 1991 VS-27 as AD-727
- September 30, 1991 Transferred to VS-41
- 1991 to 1993 VS-41 as NJ
- December 1993 Transferred to SDLM
- July 1995 Received from SDLM
- July 1995 Transferred to VS-21
- 1995 to 1999 VS-21 as NF-707
- 2000 to 2001 VS-38 as NE-707
- 2003 to 2004 VS-41 as NJ-735
- June 22, 2004 Retired to AMARC
- February 2005 SOC
Aircraft History for BuNo 158864
- June 29th, 1973 Accepted by the Navy
- October 16th, 1973 Transferred to NATC RDT&E Pax. River, Maryland
- March 27th, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- July 30th, 1974 Transferred to NAVPRO RDT&E Burbank
- September 29th, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- 1974 to 1978 VS-41 as RA-15
- June 10th, 1978 MASDC DMAFB
- With 754 Flight Hours
- March 1st, 1984 Returned to service
- 1984 Transferred to NARF Alameda
- Returned to service
- 1986 to 1989 VS-22 as AC-706
- 1989 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- 1993 VS-27 as AD-723
- 1994 to 1995 VS-24 as
- 1997 to 1999 VS-32 as AB-701
- November 14, 1999 Mishap
| Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
| 158865 |
1973-11-15 |
10.0 |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 158865
- November 15th, 1973 Accepted by the Navy
- April 12th, 1974 Transferred to VS-41
- 1974 to 1981 VS-41 as RA-21
- 1981 to 1984 VS-41 as NJ-721
- 1987 to 1990 VS-27 as AD-
- 1987 Upgraded to S-3B Configuration
- 1988 used as a Top Gun S-3 with VS-27
- February 26, 1990 Transferred to VS-31
- 1990 to 1991 VS-31 as AG-712
- 1993 to 1995 VS-31 as AG-705
- 1998 to 2002 VS-22 as AC-703
- 2004 to 2005 VS-32 as AB-704
- VS-22 as AA-706?
- 2006 to 2008 VS-31 as NG-706
- February 5, 2008 Retired to AMARC
- 2008 SOC