The Grumman E-1 Tracer was the first purpose built airborne early warning aircraft used by the United States Navy
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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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