| − | On [[February]] 20, 1974 the aircraft first equipped VS-41 aboard the ''[[John F. Kennedy (CVN-67)]]''. In the 1990s, after the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], many S-3s were modified to become tanker aircraft and transport planes. During the first [[Gulf War]], they were useful as tankers, transports, and scout aircraft. However, one airplane launched a Maverick [[laser]]-guided missile, destroying an Iraqi target, the only instance where an S-3 was used in combat. | + | On [[February]] 20, 1974 the aircraft first equipped VS-41 aboard the ''[[John F. Kennedy (CVN-67)]]''. In the 1990s, after the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], many S-3s were modified to become tanker aircraft and transport planes. During the first [[Gulf War]], they were useful as tankers, transports, and scout aircraft. However, one airplane launched a [[AGM-65 Maverick|Maverick]] [[laser]]-guided missile, destroying an Iraqi target, the only instance where an S-3 was used in combat. |