162172 C-2A(R)

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Welcome to my Grumman C-2A Greyhound web page. This page is not related to the Northrop Grumman Corporation or to any U.S. NAVY squadron. But you’ll find here information, pictures and facts related to this wonderful aircraft. Thanks to the great people who fly and serve to keep them flying.

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Book Review

Great first with this superb collection of photos listing the 39 second batch C-2A Greyhounds delivered between 1985 and 1990. This landscape book on the C-2 puts photos at their best and presents each aircraft with a selection of one to three never-seen-before photos by the author or his large network. Each unit has a short chapter, and a 'walk-around' type photo album concludes the aircraft presentation. And because Boerries is an avid enthusiast, he has a hawk’s eye, a sense for detail that model makers will love, with stunning colourful liveries and a plethora of interior and exterior photos. Suffice to say that this first try is largely converted on this lesser known aircraft, even if it is so familiar after all these years hitting American flight decks (and occasionally French ones). The R in the designation means Reprocured (for new order) but these planes have also undergone an engine and avionics modernization, particularly with NP2000 eight-bladed propellers, still under the same designation though. You’ll now have to find one of the rare models or conversions to build a perfect Greyhound (1/48 Kinetic, 1/72 RHVP and Falcon conversions, based on Hasegawa or Fujimi’s Hawkeye), with a little work involved! But now, you have THE source for your enterprise! (Sam Prétat - AIF FAN)

Details: Written by Boerries Burkhardt; Category: Bureau Numbers; Last Updated: July 10 2018; Hits: 6289

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound VR-24 Sigonella BuNo 162172

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 from the VR-24 Lifting Eagle. Boerries Burkhardt Collection

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 VR-24

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 from the VR-24 Lifting Eagle. Boerries Burkhardt Collection

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 VRC-30 DET 2

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 from the VRC-30 DET 2. Lutz Gretschel Photo.

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 VRC-30 DET 5

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162172 from the VRC-30 DET 5 (Atsugi) in Australia. Leroy Simpson Photo

BuNo 162172 Database

BuNo	Year	Date	Squadron	Aircraft Carrier	Modex	Airport	Description	photo by / remarks
162172	1992	1992-05-23	VR-24		JM-26	EGUN	RAF Mildenhall show	Martin Laycock
162172	2011	2011-11-25	VAW-120	none	632	KNIP	NAS Jacksonville	Angel Natal
162172	2016	2016-09-18	VRC-30		26	CYXU	London ONT Air Show	Rod Dermo
162172	2017		VRC-30 DET 5		26

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