<\/strong>sound of its engines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\nOver the years, NASA adopted four S-3Bs to support research, which included environmental monitoring and satellite communications testing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On April 16, 2025, NASA announced that an S-3B Viking, which supported a sister aircraft by donating parts would retire to a new home and be placed on display to honor all Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA).\u00a0<\/p>\nNASA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe museum is located at the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field where S-3B Vikings once flew and in recognition of the 54 service members who perished during S-3 flight missions a plaque will be displayed next to the aircraft.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
\u201cWe are honored to be part of it,\u201d said JD Demers, Chief of Aircraft Operations at NASA Glenn. \u201cMoving the S-3 is a win-win for everybody. The museum gets an aircraft in beautiful shape, and our S-3 gets to continue living a meaningful life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through the donation of its parts to its sister aircraft, registered N601NA, the S-3 contributed to communications research in advanced air mobility and monitoring of algal bloom growth in Lake Erie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving this aircraft added an extra 10 years of life to its sister plane,\u201d Demers said. \u201cThose 10 years were vital for research. This plane allowed us to keep flying that aircraft after the Navy retired the S-3B Vikings in 2009. We wouldn\u2019t have been able to find parts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
NASA highlighted the importance of the museum for giving visitors a \u201cplace of solace to reflect, learn, and hear stories about America\u2019s POW and MIA service members through exhibits and events\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really fortunate for us that this S-3 has such a well-kept, beautiful airframe that we can use as part of this plaza,\u201d said Ed Turner, Executive Director of the National POW\/MIA Memorial and Museum. \u201cCecil Field was the East Coast home for the S-3B Vikings, so we are proud to have it for display here as one of Cecil\u2019s legacy aircraft.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The US Navy flew S-3 Vikings primarily out of three locations: North Island Naval Air Station, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville. There were S-3B Vikings in all locations except Jacksonville, until now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are three bases in three locations that used to fly S-3s, and now each area has an S-3 as part of its display,\u201d Demers said. \u201cIt belongs there. It\u2019s going back to its original home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
N601NA retired in 2021 after flying for 16 years on a variety of NASA research missions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A NASA-owned S-3B Viking aircraft that helped support research missions for over a decade will be displayed at the National POW\/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida.\u00a0 The S-3B Viking, which formed part of the US Navy fleet, was originally designed by Lockheed Martin as an anti-submarine warfare aircraft and were operational during the Gulf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12024],"tags":[35476,6591,5060,7082,33910,12998,73758,936],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-188416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace","tag-crews","tag-fallen","tag-honor","tag-museum","tag-nasas","tag-pow","tag-s3b","tag-viking"],"yoast_head":"\n
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