U.S. Navy’s Venerable 'COD' Prepares To Fly Off Into The Sunset

C-2A Greyhound

This C-2A Greyhound is part of a shrinking fleet that will be replaced by the Bell-Boeing CMV-22 tiltrotor.

Credit: Brian Everstine/AW&ST
As the Grumman C-2A descended to about 600 ft. above calm seas behind the USS George Washington, the crewman in the last row raised his left arm and shouted to an airplane full of visitors: “Here we go, here we go, here we go!” Seconds later, the Greyhound slammed onto the deck of the USS George...

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