Registration / Serial: | 151646 |
Military Code: | 853 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
C/n (msn): | 179C |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Navy |
Unit Markings: | VC851 |
City / Airport: | Nowra (YSNW / NOA)Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Collection: | Fleet Air Arm Museum |
Photo Date: | 21 October 2023 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Photo ID: | 623469Submit Correction |
View count: | 120 |
Intended for the US Navy, this aircraft ditched into Long Island Sound during a pre-delivery test flight from the Grumman factory. The remains were acquired by the RAN FAA as a training aid and shipped to Australia in 1966. While unloading, the aircraft was dropped into Sydney Harbour! The aircraft was cut up and trucked to Nowra where the nose section survives in fake VC851 markings as a "kids' simulator" in the RAN FAA Museum.
Registration / Serial: | 151646 |
Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
C/n (msn): | 179C |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Navy |
City / Airport: | Nowra (YSNW / NOA)Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Photo Date: | 21 October 2023 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Registration / Serial: | 151646 |
Military Code: | 853 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
C/n (msn): | 179C |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Navy |
Unit Markings: | VC851 |
City / Airport: | Nowra (YSNW / NOA)Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Collection: | Fleet Air Arm Museum |
Photo Date: | 21 October 2023 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Photo ID: | 623469Submit Correction |
View count: | 120 |
Intended for the US Navy, this aircraft ditched into Long Island Sound during a pre-delivery test flight from the Grumman factory. The remains were acquired by the RAN FAA as a training aid and shipped to Australia in 1966. While unloading, the aircraft was dropped into Sydney Harbour! The aircraft was cut up and trucked to Nowra where the nose section survives in fake VC851 markings as a "kids' simulator" in the RAN FAA Museum.
Registration / Serial: | 151646 |
Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
C/n (msn): | 179C |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Navy |
City / Airport: | Nowra (YSNW / NOA)Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Photo Date: | 21 October 2023 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |