The S-3 Viking Retired Way Too Early

“Eight years ago the U.S. Navy retired: A) Its only dedicated carrier-based tanker. B) Its last dedicated carrier-based anti-submarine airplane. C) A carrier-based plane with more than twice the range of its current jets. D) All of the above. With a maximum speed of only 500 miles per hour—many airli… ” – My Comments : Definitely agree. Way back when I first started working at Pax River in the late ‘90s, I got to know this bird pretty well, working on several very interesting projects on the Hoover. I especially miss hearing it coming in for landings over our rental house on the water with its distinctive “whoop, whoop!”