Lockheed S-3A Viking 159391 United States Bicentennial which was also being evaluated

which was also being evaluated for other very large aircraft programs

where the KA-3B's fuel-passing capability was in constant and critical demand

The "V" prefix designation indicated a dedicated VIP transport role — a distinction that set these aircraft apart from the standard utility UH-19s and reflected the importance of the passengers they were entrusted to carry

A genuinely unique and conversation-starting subject — a French-designed jet wearing American colors and Vietnam-era camouflage in the heart of Cold War Europe

located near Dayton

Lockheed S-3A Viking 159391 United States Bicentennial which was also being evaluatedThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Lockheed S 3A Viking, BuNo 159391, operated by VS 29 (Sea Control Squadron Twenty Nine) aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) depicted in the striking United States Bicentennial commemorative markings applied for the nation's 200th anniversary celebrations in 1976. The S 3A Viking was the U. S. Navy's carrier based anti submarine warfare aircraft of the Cold War era, designed to hunt Soviet submarines from the deck of