The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a retired twin-engine, high-wing aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission was
A U.S. Navy C-2A(R) Greyhound of fleet logistics support squadron VRC-40 Rawhides
A C-2A taxis prior to takeoff on a flight to USS John F. Kennedy in February 1984. This was the first Greyhound delivered in 1966.
A VRC-40 C-2A(R) after SLEP on USS Carl Vinson, July 2009
A C-2 Greyhound launches from a carrier at sea
Carrier onboard delivery is the use of carrier-based aircraft to transport personnel, mail, supplies and high-priority cargo such as replacement parts, from shore bases to an aircraft carrier at sea.
Grumman C-2 Greyhound
…high-wing aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission was carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provided critical logistics support to carrier strike groups. The aircraft was mainly used for high-priority cargo such as jet…
USS George Washington (CVN-73) crew unload mail from two C-2A Greyhounds in 2011
A Gannet COD.4 from HMS Victorious (R38) aboard USS Bennington in 1965