1/54 Grumman US Navy S2F Hunter Killer Plastic Model Kit (AANA145)

Officially licensed by the Department of the Navy. Look for the Official Navy Hologram on the kit. 1/54 Scale. Molded in white with display stand and upgraded decal sheet. It includes 6 rockets, a MAD gear boom, 2 spinning props, engraved markings, and artwork suitable for framing. When complete, keep your desktop S2F model with the nose pointing up to balance on the stand.

Grumman S2F "Hunter Killer" Tracker, the S2F-1 Hunter-Killer, was built by Grumman Aircraft Corp. of Bethpage, Long Island, in New York, and was the newest (in 1963) carrier-based plane to be adopted by the Navy for its Anti-Submarine Warfare Group. This all-weather, day and night sub killer was equipped with the latest navigational, weather, and electronic equipment. The four-man crew consisted of the pilot, co-pilot-navigator, a radio man who doubles as M.A.D. gear operator (Magnetic Airborne Detection), and the radar man who also operates the sonar gear. Sonobuoys are dropped into the water from racks in the rear of each nacelle. The S2F-1 can carry rockets, bombs, or depth charges under its wings and a homing aerial torpedo in its belly. A search light is housed in a dome on the starboard (right) wing, which is operated by the co-pilot via a pistol grip control handle. The twin row R 1820-82 Wright radial engines give the Hunter-Killer ample power for carrier takeoffs and landings; one engine is sufficient for either operation, with a cruising speed of 130 knots. The Grumman S2F-1 Hunter-Killer plane, officially named the "Tracker," quickly became the backbone of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadrons.