| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 159387 |
| Alternate Serial: | 9387 |
| Military Code: | NK-700 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed S-3 Viking |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed S-3 Viking |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed S-3B Viking |
| C/n (msn): | 3023 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VS-35 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 768275 |
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From 1974 this S-3 served VS-41, VS-21, VS-29, VS-31, VS-35, VS-33 and was back with VS-35 by 2000, as displayed nowadays. In 2002 it was deployed aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, logging combat missions over Iraq and is notable as the aircraft which was the first ever to land a US President on a carrier when it carried George W Bush aboard in May 2003. Two months later it was fried to Pensacola for preservation This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 January 2025, and has since been viewed 60 times. |