Navy set to retire S-3B Viking fleet by 2009

Two U.S. Navy S-3B Viking squadrons will be disestablished in the spring, starting the process of retiring the aging carrier-based aircraft, according to a service official. The Navy plans to retire all 103 of its S-3Bs by 2009, said Capt. Steve Eastburg, manager of maritime patrol aircraft at Naval...

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