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: 86
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: 86
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