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Lockheed S-3A Viking Bu. No. 159756, C/N 394A-3085 VS-32, CVW-1 USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), 1977 - Viking 159756 was was one of the original 10 S-3As received by VS-32 when it transitioned from the S-2 in 1976. As part of a Mediterranean cruise with VS-32 ‘Maulers; it appeared in the flying display at the 1977 Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common. Later converted to an S-3B, it was exhibited at the 2002 Farnborough Air Show with VS-33 ‘Screwbirds; which was then embarked aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and is believed to have also served with VS-27, VS-35 and VS-41. It was retired to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) at Davis-Monthan AFB in August 2006