S-3 Viking In Action

S-3 Viking In Action
- Squadron Publications 10230 S-2 Viking In Action, 10230
- Features: • An excellent paperback reference • Heavily illustrated with colored photographs • Detailed captions accompany each photo
- Includes: • One "S-3 Viking" In Action Book
- Specs: • Size: 11" x 8-1:4" (279.4mm x 209.55mm) • Number of Pages: 80 • Copyright: 2012
- Part number(s) included (in factory packaging): 10230
The Lockheed S-3 Viking was developed in the late 1960s to serve as a dedicated carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft. Over the years, it evolved into an outstanding surveillance and anti-surface platform, effective not only against submarines but also large and small surface ships. As its nearly 35-year career came to an end in 2009, the Viking also took on the carrier air wing organic tanking requirements, retiring with more than half of its service life remaining. A total of 187 aircraft were built and served in 16 US Navy squadrons. The Viking and its main variant, the highly classified ES-3A Shadow electronic surveillance aircraft, played a key role in the Cold War and in the conflicts of the 1990s. This book is one of the few publications to tell the Viking story and is packed with photos and detailed line drawings, all depicting the aircraftâ€™s weapons, paint schemes, sensors and interior. It also provides an overview of some of the more significant variants that were studied, but never fully pursued, such as the Carrier On-Board Delivery (COD) and dedicated (KS) refueling variants. It also discusses the aircraftâ€™s role in Operation Desert Storm and how the lessons learned from that conflict impacted the Vikingâ€™ mission during the latter part of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Country	USA
Author	Brad Elward
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Squadron Publications
EAN	9780897477024
IsAutographed
ISBN	0897477022
IsMemorabilia
Label	Squadron/Signal Publications
Manufacturer	Squadron/Signal Publications
MPN	SSP10230
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	80
PartNumber	SSP10230
PublicationDate	2012-01-01
Publisher	Squadron/Signal Publications
Studio	Squadron/Signal Publications
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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