Footage of the Grumman AF Guardian In Action

Footage of the Grumman AF Guardian In Action | World War Wings Videos

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Guardian Takes Flight

Originally a torpedo-bomber, the Navy changed its role after its first flight to an anti-submarine aircraft. Two years later, it was fitted with a Magnetic Anomaly Detector to help in discovering submerged submarines.

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It was the largest single-engine piston-powered carrier-based aircraft to ever see service which came with its own setbacks. During the Korean War, pilots didnโ€™t like how underpowered and heavy the Guardian was. It was also susceptible to a lot of accidents and was replaced by the Grumman Tracker after the end of the war.

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After their service, it was used by the Aero Union in a forest firefighting role until 1978. Only 389 of these were built so footage of these planes is fairly hard to come by.

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