Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148148, RG-59 COD of the VRC-50 "Foo Dogs". Boerries Burkhardt Collection

 

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148148, RG-59 COD of the VRC-50 "Foo Dogs". Boerries Burkhardt Collection

 

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148148, JM-20 COD of the VR-24 "Lifting Eagles" in the United Kingdom. Date and location unknown. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.

 

 Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148148, JM-20 COD of the VR-24at Naples 1973.  unknown photographer / Boerries Burkhardt Collection.

 

Grumman C-2A Greyhound VRC-30 BuNo 148148

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148148 from the VRC-30. This is the second C-2A and the first full built C-2A. Paul Newmann Collection.

C-2A - YC-2A Grumman Prototype

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 148147, the first prototype of the C-2A, the YC-2A during a test flight at November 18, 1964. Grumman Photo.

 

C-2A - 155123

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155123 of the VR-24 at NAS Naples, Italy March 1976. Plane Captain was ADJ2 Gereaux and Loadmaster was AMN2 Doug Reed. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.

 

C-2A - 155123

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155123 3 years later at Germany's Rhein-Main airport. The modex number has changed from the 3 end code of the BuNo to a two digit code. JM 34 at June 1979. Manfred Farber Photo.

 

C-2A - 155123

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155123 at Rhein-Main airport. Copilot was CDR Brewer at June 1979. Manfred Farber Photo.

 

C-2A - 155123

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155123 finaly with VRC-30 Providers. Password 34 stayed with the squadron to June 19, 1989 before left to AMARC.

 

BuNo 155123 to AMARC as 1C0006 Jun 19, 1989, left AMARC at Oct. 9, 1998 to US NAVY at Willamsburg, VA.

 

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155124 of the VR-24 onboard the USS Saratoga in the MED 1978. Boerries Burkhardt Collection.

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155214 of the VR-24 Lifting Eagles at Frankfurt / Main air base. Manfred Faber Photo.

Grumman C-2A Greyhound BuNo 155214 of the VR-24 Lifting Eagles at Frankfurt / Main air base. Manfred Faber Photo.

 

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162178

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162178. Boerries Burkhardt Collection

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162178 Rawhides VRC-40 onboard the USS CARL VISON. Rodger Kelly Photo

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162178 Rawhides VRC-40 onboard the USS CARL VISON. Rodger Kelly Photo

 

BuNo 162178 Database

BuNo Year Date Squadron Aircraft Carrier Modex Airport Description photo by / remarks
162178 1993 1993-09-27 VRC-40 USS AMERICA AB-45 LMML   Brian Pace
162178 2010 2010-03-20 VRC-40    42 SCEL Chile Fernando Olivares M
162178 2012  2012-05-20 VRC-40 DET 5 USS CARL VINSON  42  YSSY Australia Andrew Coggan