C-1 Trader TF Trader | |
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![]() A C-1A Trader from Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania in 1987 | |
General information | |
Type | Carrier onboard delivery |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Grumman |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Number built | 87 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1956 |
First flight | 19 January 1955 |
Retired | 1988 |
Developed from | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
Developed into | Grumman E-1 Tracer |
The Grumman C-1 Trader (TF prior to 1962) is a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of the Grumman S-2 Tracker. It was replaced by a similar version of the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. It entered service in 1956 and was retired in 1988, with 87 aircraft produced.