| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 0705 |
| Military Code: | 2-AS-26 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
| C/n (msn): | 337C |
| Operator Titles: | Argentina - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | EA2S (2 Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Atlantic Ocean / Off Argentina [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Not known |
| Ship / Rig: | USS Abraham Lincoln CVN72 |
| Photo Date: | 23 October 1990 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 598912 |
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A piston-powered plane doing a touch-and-go on a nuclear-powered super carrier during Abraham Lincoln's cruise around the tip of South America. This S-2 fatally crashed at Bahía Blanca only one month later on 26 November 1990. Photo by: Don Montgomery / National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 2 September 2023, and has since been viewed 326 times. |