Grumman E-1B Tracer

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The Grumman E-1 Tracer was the first purpose built airborne early warning aircraft used by the United States Navy See more on https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/grumman-e-1-tracer/ ‎

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00:00The Grumman E-1 Tracer was an airborne early warning aircraft used by the United States Navy

00:05from 1958 to 1977. It was the first carrier-based aircraft designed for this role and the precursor

00:11of the modern E-2 Hawkeye. The E-1 Tracer was based on the Grumman C-1 Trader, a derivative

00:16of the S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft. The main difference between the C-1 and the E-1 was

00:22the addition of a large radome above the fuselage that housed a long-range AN-APS-82 radar. The E-1

00:28also had a distinctive tail with twin vertical stabilizers to improve stability at high

00:33altitudes. The E-1 Tracer had a crew of four, pilot, co-pilot, and two radar operators. The

00:39aircraft could detect and track enemy aircraft and ships up to 200 miles away and relay the

00:44information to other aircraft or surface vessels. The E-1 Tracer served in several conflicts,

00:49including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Six-Day War. It was eventually

00:54replaced by the more advanced E-2 Hawkeye in the early 1970s. The last operational E-1 Tracer

01:00was retired in 1977 and only a few examples survive in museums today.

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