Going Home: NASA Retires S-3B Viking to POW/MIA Museum

NASA’s S-3B Viking to honor fallen crews at POW museum

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.  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 War and in Afghanistan.   According to the National Naval Aviation Museum, the S-3B Viking was …

NASA Donates S-3B Viking to POW/MIA Museum

NASA’s S-3B Viking Aircraft Begins New Chapter at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum In a significant transition marking the end of an era and the beginning of a noble legacy, NASA’s S-3B Viking aircraft is leaving the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. After over a decade of service supporting NASA’s research missions, the aircraft […]

Going Home: NASA Retires S-3B Viking to POW/MIA Museum

This S-3 supported vital flight research by donating parts to its sister plane, another S3-B Viking that was retired in 2021.Credit: NASA/Jordan Cochran After supporting the center’s research missions for more than a decade, NASA’s S-3B Viking aircraft is moving on from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to begin a new and honorable assignment. The aircraft is heading to the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida, w…