VS-24
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Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24) was a squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as VB-17 on 1 January 1943, it was redesignated as VA-5B on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VA-64 on 27 July 1948, redesignated as VC-24 on 8 April 1949 and redesignated as VS-24 on 20 April 1950, it was disestablished on 1 June 1956. It was however reestablished again before being decommissioned in 2007.
VB-17 SB2C-1 loses its tail on landing on USS Bunker Hill in 1943
VB-17 SB2C-1 waves off a landing on USS Bunker Hill in 1943
VS-24 AF-2S and AF-2W Guardians c.1951
VS-24 S-3A of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT aboard USS NIMITZ, c.1981
Lockheed S-3 Viking
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The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after the vacuum cleaner brand.
YS-3A prototype
S-3 escape system testing
S-3A with extended MAD-sensor