A U.S. Navy Lockheed S-3A <i>Viking</i> (BuNo 159743) of Anti-Submarine Squadron VS-24 "Scouts" in flight. VS-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from Aug.3, 1981 - Feb.12, 1982.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn68-82/318.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn68-82/index_031.htm">USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68) 1981-82 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>