File:S-3A Viking VS-28 in flight c1981.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Lockheed S-3A Viking (BuNo 159420) from Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-28 Hukkers in flight. VS-28 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from 19 November 1980 to 10 June 1981.

The S-3A 159420 (c/n 394A-1056) was later modified as an ES-3A and finally retired to the AMARC as 2S0038 on 10 March 1999.
Date circa 1981
date QS:P,+1981-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Independence (CV-62) 1980-81 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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current21:11, 26 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:11, 26 August 2012871 × 505 (286 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Lockheed S-3A ''Viking'' (BuNo 159420) from Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-28 ''Hukkers'' in flight. VS-28 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Independence'' for...