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FS2004 Grumman C-1A Trader from USS Lexington CVT-16 circa 1976, v1.1. The C-1A Trader is a S-2 Tracker variant that was designed as a Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft to provide passenger, mail and cargo services to deployed carriers. First flown in 1955, the last Trader was retired in 1988. This C-1A (BuNo 136754) entered the Naval Aviation Museum collection from the USS Lexington (CVT-16) in 1976 following completion of its 15,000 service life hours. Includes folding wings. FSDS2 model by Tomohito Unayama, flight dynamics by Eric Dantes. Repaint by Willy McCoy.