<p>A U.S. Navy Lockheed S-3A <i>Viking</i> (BuNo 159420) from Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-28 <i>Hukkers</i> in flight. VS-28 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from 19 November 1980 to 10 June 1981.<br></p>
The S-3A 159420 (c/n 394A-1056) was later modified as an ES-3A and finally retired to the AMARC as 2S0038 on 10 March 1999.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-81/247.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-81/index_029.htm">USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) 1980-81 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>