The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye

This 100-page full color Blue Series book examines the history and employment of the Hawkeye in detail, with photographic references, detailed reviews and, as the title "Real to Replica" suggests, there is a section on how to scale-up the E-2 using Kinetic kits, making this book an ideal resource for enthusiasts. The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye was designed and developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the US Navy as a replacement for the older piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The E-2A Hawkeye entered United States Navy service in January 1964 and April 1964 with VAW-11 at NAS North Island. The first deployment was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in 1965. Since entering combat in the Vietnam War, the E-2 has served the United States Navy around the world, acting as the "electronic eyes of the fleet".