US Navy Grumman S-2 Tracker port fwd w: Chaplin CVS 12 USS Hornet DSC_0389

            I recently attended the dedication of this S-2 Tracker aboard the USS Hornet, a non-profit, civilian, volunteer operated museum, afloat and tied up at the former Alameda Naval Air Station. You can see the Chaplin preparing to speak at the dedication, at the center-right of this picture. People at the left in the picture include family of the lost crewmen.

As a memorial, it is marked to represent an S-2B, 136691, which was lost at sea with her crew, in the 1960s. A source of small confusion  is the actual 149252 BuNo, in large numerals, on the fin and rudder, and the actual airframe model, S-2E, on the aft fuselage with the memorial BuNo and Squadron marking. 

The memorial markings include aft fuselage BuNo "136691", aircraft ID "12", in various places, and the squadron marking,  "VS-35" on the aft fuselage. The aft engine nacelles carry "USS HORNET". The squadron badge is painted below the cockpit windows. A red fin and rudder tip, and red chevrons pointing forward (">"), and black letters "NV" on both sides of the fin and rudder. The crew names, pilot, co-pilot, and both sensor operators, are marked outside their stations. These were revealed during the dedication of the memorial.

All of this was mentioned during the dedication ceremony and I'm quite certain it is correct. So the airplane in question is 149252, an S-2E, located in the hanger deck of USS Hornet CVS-12 museum. It's finished in standard 1960s colors, FS595 16440 glossy Light Gull Gray over white, with white control surfaces and black anti-reflection markings ahead of the windshields and on the surfaces of the engine structure facing the cockpit.

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