Aircraft History for BuNo 160579
- May 13, 1977 Accepted by the Navy
- May 17, 1977 Transferred to VS-37
- 1977 to 1979 VS-37 as NG-701
- 1980 to 1981 VS-37 as NE-701
- 1984 to 1987 VS-38 as NE-707
- March 21st, 1987 Mishap
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
160580 |
1977-05-17 |
-- |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 160580
- May 17, 1977 Accepted by the Navy
- 1977 NAVPRO
- 1978 to 1980 VS-29 as NE-701
- 1981 to 1985 VS-29 as NL-701
- 1987 to 1988 VS-35 as NM-711
- 1989 to 1990 VS-37 as NK-706
- 1991 VS-38 as NE-703
- 1991 with VS-38, 1st S-3 to launch a TALD in combat
- Upgraded to S-3B Configuration?
- 1993 VS-35 as
- 1995 to 1996 VS-29 as NH-701
- 2000 to 2002 VS-35 as NK-703
- 2003 to 2004 VS-41 as NJ-746
- August 19, 2004 Retired to AMARC
- February 2005 SOC
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
160581 |
1977-05-31 |
13,520.0 |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 160581
- 160581
- May 31, 1977 Accepted by the Navy
- June 15, 1977 Transferred to VS-37
- 1977 to 1979 VS-37 as NG-703
- 1980 to 1981 VS-37 as NE-703
- Upgraded to S-3B configuration?
- 1990 to 1991 VS-31 as AG-703
- 1992 to 1993 VS-27 as AD-
- 1995 to 1996 VS-32 as AB-705
- 2000 to 2004 VS-30 as AA-701
- 2005 VS-30 as AA-700
- 2006 to 2007 VS-32 as AB-701
- 2009 VS-22 as AA-700
- VX-30 BH-701 at NAS Point Mugu, CA
- November 3rd, 2015 Retired to AMARC
- Total flight hours 13,520
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
160582 |
1977-06-10 |
10,487.0 |
Retired to AMARC |
Aircraft History for BuNo 160582
- June 10, 1977 Accepted by the Navy
- June 20, 1977 Transferred to VS-37
- 1977 to 1979 VS-37 as NG-704
- 1980 to 1981 VS-37 as NE-704
- 1984 to 1985 VS-29 as NL-704
- 1986 to 1987 VS-29 as NL-712
- 1988 to 1990 VS-37 as NK-702
- Upgraded to S-3B configuration?
- 1993 to 1995 VS-29 as NH-700
- 1997 to 1999 VS-35 as NK-703
- June 1999 Transferred aircraft to VS-41
- 1999 to 2001 VS-41 as NJ-721
- 2004 to 2005 VS-41 as NJ-743
- September 2004 VS-41 transferred aircraft to AIMD?
- 2005 VS-33 as NK-703
- 2005 to 2006 VS-22 as AA-707
- August 15, 2006 Retired to AMARC
- November 2006 SOC
- Total flight hours 10,487
Bu No |
Accepted Dt |
Tot Hours |
Dispostion |
160583 |
1977-06-24 |
-- |
Transferred to NASA |
Aircraft History for BuNo 160583
- June 24, 1977 Accepted by the Navy
- July 7, 1977 Transferred to VS-37
- 1977 to 1979 VS-37 as NG-705
- 1980 to 1981 VS-37 as NE-705
- 1982 to 1984 VS-37 as NH-705
- 1985 to 1987 VS-37 as NK-705
- 1988 to 1990 VS-37 as NK-710
- 1992 to 1995 VS-38 as NE-702
- 1993 Upgraded to S-3B configuration
- 1996 to 1998 VS-29 as NH-707
- September 1998 Transferred aircraft to VS-41
- 1998 to 2004 VS-41 as NJ-747
- 2002 to 2004 VS-35 as NK-702?
- 2005 VS-31 as AG-706
- 2006 VS-32 as AB-703
- 2007 VS-22 as AA-705
- NASA to Glenn Research Center-Cleveland, OH to Civil registration N606NA.
- March 24, 2014 Still in VS-22 markings from NASA storage to transferred to Centennial Airport (KAPA) Colorado.
- This aircraft was 'KLUGED' together and flown to Sierra Nevada.
- Stored at Sierra Nevada Corporation
- October 21, 2016 from one reader his statement 'So done by the looks of it'
- 'KLUGED' a) to Something that should not work, but does. b) A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes