Grumman AF Guardian

The Grumman AF Guardian is the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other for weapons. The Guardian remained in service until August 1955, when it was replaced by the twin-engined Grumman S-2 Tracker. The Guardian was the largest single-engine piston-powered carrier aircraft ever to see service.

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1950 — 1955  Wikimedia, Wikidata
AF Guardian; G-90 Guardian; Grumman G-70; Grumman G-90 Guardian; Grumman Guardian; Grumman TB3F Guardian; Grumman XTB3F; Grumman XTB3F Guardian; Guardian; TB3F Guardian; XTB3F Guardian
390 produced, 
torpedo bomber with 1 engine, torpedo-armed monoplane, carrier-capable torpedo bomber, anti-submarine airplane, Aero Union, Grumman, United States Navy, 

AF-2A Guardian, anti-submarine airplane, Gannet AS.1, Gannet AS4, Grumman AF-2S Guardian, Grumman AF-2W Guardian, Grumman AF-3S Guardian, torpedo bomber, 

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  AF-2A Guardian ⓘ
  1949 anti-submarine aircraft model by Grumman

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  Grumman AF-2S Guardian ⓘ
  carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft

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  Grumman AF-2W Guardian ⓘ
  carrier-based anti-submarine search aircraft

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  Grumman AF-3S Guardian ⓘ
  carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft

Frameless

AF-2S weapons bay

AF-2S taking off from USS Wright (CVL-48)

Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-37 landing aboard USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) on 1 April 1954 (NH 52419)

Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953

Grumman AF-2W Guardian of VS-25 crashes off USS Bairoko (CVE-115), circa in 1952

AF-2W AF-2S VS-25

USS Bataan (CVL-29) underway at sea on 22 May 1953 (NH 95808)

AF-2W AF-2S VS-24

AF-2s NAN5-53

AF-2S 2W VS-24 Jan1951

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		AF-2A Guardian	Grumman AF Guardian	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Grumman AF-2S Guardian	Grumman AF Guardian, carrier-capable airplane, attack aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Grumman AF-2W Guardian	Grumman AF Guardian, carrier-capable airplane, maritime patrol aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Grumman AF-3S Guardian	Grumman AF Guardian, carrier-capable airplane, attack aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft	Wikidata
commons	image		AF-2S weapons bay		Commons
commons	image		AF-2S taking off from USS Wright (CVL-48)		Commons
commons	image		Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-37 landing aboard USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) on 1 April 1954 (NH 52419)		Commons
commons	image		Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953		Commons
commons	image		Grumman AF-2W Guardian of VS-25 crashes off USS Bairoko (CVE-115), circa in 1952		Commons
commons	image		AF-2W AF-2S VS-25		Commons
commons	image		USS Bataan (CVL-29) underway at sea on 22 May 1953 (NH 95808)		Commons
commons	image		AF-2W AF-2S VS-24		Commons
commons	image		AF-2s NAN5-53		Commons
commons	image		AF-2S 2W VS-24 Jan1951		Commons