Grumman AF-2W 'Guardian'

Description

Manufacturer:	Grumman
Base model:	AF
Designation:	AF
Version:	-2W
Nickname:	Guardian
Designation System:	U.S. Navy / Marines
Designation Period:	1946-1962
Basic role:	Attack
Modified Mission:	Special search
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Specifications

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Known serial numbers

123089, 123091, 123093, 123095, 123097, 123099, 123101, 123103 , 123105 , 123107 , 123109 , 123111 , 123113 , 123115 , 123117 , 124187 , 124189 , 124191 , 124193 , 124195 , 124197 , 124199 , 124201 , 124203 , 124205 , 124207 , 124209 , 124779 , 124781 , 124783 , 124785 , 124787 , 124789 , 124791 , 124793 , 124795 , 124797 , 124799 , 124801 , 124803 , 124805 , 124807 , 124809 , 124811 , 124813 , 124815 , 124817 , 124819 , 124821 , 124823 , 124825 , 124827 , 124829 , 124831 , 124833 , 124835 , 124837 , 124839 , 124841 , 124843 , 124845 , 124847 , 124849 , 126738 / 126755 , 126822 / 126835 , 129258 / 129299 , 130389 / 130404

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JERRY MAYMAN  400 SUMMIT RIDGE PLACE,#114, LONGWO, FL	Looiking for a model of AF-2W ASW Aircraft 01/21/2007 @ 14:32 [ref: 15253]
Don Noland  , GA	To my comments in 2001 I'd like to note my change of e-mail address from AOL to comcast (don-noland@comcast.net). 10/24/2006 @ 17:05 [ref: 14548]
Don Noland  Near Atlanta, GA	I was attached to the Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, CA in the mid '50s. As an AT-2 I was assigned to the Radio/Radar shop right out of AT school, Memphis. When I arrived the shop chief asked me if I wanted "flight skins". I jumped right on it. I should have known that I had made a mistake as another AT back in the shop started hollerin' & celebratin'. He had been the radar operator on the AF & wanted out of it. The 2 AFs we had were prone to in-flight problems such as loss of hydraulic power, engine failure, fires etc. I was the AF2W radar operator on missile test range clearance flights over the Point Mugu missile test range. One day we were 10 miles off the CA coast toward San Nicholas Is., at about 5k ft. when the engine quit. The transition between the constant drone of the engine and dead silence cannot be described. The AF did not have a generous glide angle. I will never forget the instant terror of that few minutes until the pilot got it cranked again. The crew members in the aft compartments were isolated from the pilot with ICS the only link. Another thing I remember was the take-off and landings were performed with the canopy open above the radar operators head. Almost like being in an open cockpit bi-plane. The APS-20 was an awesome radar tho', very powerful. Would love to have a model of that AC or some good pictures of an AF2W. Those were the good ol' days. 03/20/2001 @ 20:07 [ref: 1860]

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