Surviving Grumman S2F Tracker Information Repository
By David D Jackson

Focusing on Existing Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker, TF-1/C-1A Trader and WF-2/E-1B Tracer Airframes


 

 S2F/CS2F Trackers currently registered in Canada
Listed in numerical order by  RCN Number followed by US Navy Bureau Numbered Aircraft and then unknown
Please note that several of the Conair owned aircraft, while registered, are either in storage or being used for spare parts.
RCN # /BuNo Reg. No. Registered to Registered as Links for the aircraft and other information
1520 C-GWUP Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 68,  Conair Serial number 012.
Airliners DHC-19-1986
1525

 

C-FOPY Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 69  Conair Serial number 019
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw DH-24-2006-1
Ruud Leeuw DH-24-2006-2
1535 C-FOPV Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 66  Conair Serial number 006.  This aircraft, although still registered is in storage or being used for spare parts.
Not flyable.
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw DH-34-2006-1
Ruud Leeuw DH-34-2006-2

Plane Pictures -2004
1538 C-GWHK Province of Saskatchewan Conair Firecat Tanker 2  Conair Serial number 016
Airliners DH-37-2005
1539 C-FOPU Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 64  Conair Serial number 07
Air Britain DH-38- 1998
1540 C-GWUO Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 63  Conair Serial number 003 rcn 1540 caf 12140  Note the barrel, probably filled water, as ballast, to replace the removed engines.  It appears that the nose wheel is still off the ground.
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw DH-39-2006-1
Ruud Leeuw DH-39-2006-2
1552 C-GEHR Province of Saskatchewan C2SF-2 Tanker 3
No known photos.
1554 C-GEQC Province of Saskatchewan C2SF-2 Tanker 4
Ruud Leeuw DH-53-2005
1593 C-GEQE Province of Saskatchewan C2SF-2 Tanker 6
Ruud Leeuw DH-92-2005
1598 C-GEHP Province of Saskatchewan C2SF-2 Tanker 1
Ruud Leeuw DH-97-2005
1599 C-GEQD Province of Saskatchewan C2SF-2 Tanker 5
Ruud Leeuw DH-98-2005
Warbird Registry DH-98-1995
136451 C-FEFK Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 74  Conair Serial number 014  Grumman Serial number 360. S2F to US-2B.  History of  N3231H, F-GDSY, F-ZBEH, C-FEFK
Flyable.
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw 136451-2006
Airliners 136451 2000

Plane Pictures - 2004
136465 C-GHDY Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 73  Conair Serial number 029 Grumman Serial number XXX.. S2F to US-2B.
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw 136465-2006
136600 C-GHPJ Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 71  Conair Serial number 022, Grumman Serial number 509,  US-2A
Ruud Leeuw Website-2006
Ruud Leeuw 13660-2006
Airliners 1986
Jet Photos All
Airliners all 2000's

Plane Pictures 2004
? C-FEFX Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 75  Conair Serial number 031  Flying in 2006.
Flyable.
My Aviation - All
Airliners -All
Jet Photos 2004
Flying Fighters
? C-FJOH Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 76  Conair Serial number 034.  Grumman serial number 254
Flyable.
Airliners -All
Plane Pictures - 2004
? C-GABC Conair Group Inc Conair Firecat Tanker 67  Conair Serial number 011 No known photos-2007

 

Canadian Museum S2F/CS2F Trackers
Listed in numerical order by RCN Number followed by US Navy Bureau Numbered Aircraft and then unknown

RCN # /BuNo

Type Location Links for the aircraft and other information
1501 CS2F-1 Shearwater Aviation Museum The first DeHavilland built Tracker.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
1507 CS2F-1 Base Borden Military Museum Base Borden Military Museum
Flickr 507
1531 CS2F-1 Summerside Airport, Prince Edward Island  
1545 CS2F-1 RCAF Memorial Museum This aircraft is not yet on display but is nearing completion of its restoration.  Last registration was C-FUCS.  Below is a link to a photo of an unidentified Tracker at RCAF Trenton that may be the aircraft being restored.
Airliners Trenton - 2006
1551 CS2F-2 Air Force Heritage Park, Winnipeg International Airport Airliners 1551-2006
1557 CS2F-2 Shearwater Aviation Museum Shearwater Aviation Museum
1576 CS2F-2 Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
1577 CS2F-2 Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Last registration was C-FUDH.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Airliners all
1587 CS2F-2 Canada Aviation Museum Canada Aviation Museum
1600 CS2F-2 Toronto Aerospace Museum The last DeHavilland built Tracker.  DHC99.  Last registration was C-FUDQ
Toronto Aerospace Museum

Aircraft Resource Group-Moses
Airliners -2006
Warbird Registry 2004
133190 US-2A Canadian Bush Plane Heritage Center Former N423DF/77 CDF aircraft
Canadian Bush Plane Heritage Center
? CS2F-2 Comox Air Force Museum Comox Air Force Museum

 

  Canadian S2F/S-2 Trackers in Storage
Listed in numerical order by RCN Number

RCN No

Type Location Links for the aircraft and other information
1547 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKUQ but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1547-2006
1548 CS2F-1/3 British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

 

Trade School Instruction Airframe.  Very good looking aircraft.
Air Britain Photo - 1998
1550 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKUR but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1550-2006
Ruud Leeuw 1550-2006-1
1555 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLQZ but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1555-2006
1559 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLRA but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1559-2006
1562 CS2F-2 Unknown Private Owner This is currently in the London, Ontario area.  Last registration was C-FUCU?
1563 CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVB but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1563-2006-1
Ruud Leeuw 1563-2006-2
1565 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLRB but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1565-2006
1566 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLRD but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1566-2006
1568 CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVD but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1568-2006
1573 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVG but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1573-2006
1578 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVK but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1578-2006
1583 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVP but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1583-2006
1589 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVQ but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1589-2006
1590 CS2F-1 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVR but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1590-2006
1568 CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVD but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1568-2006
1597 CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLRH but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw 1597-2006-1
Ruud Leeuw 1597-2006-2
? CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FLR(?).  Maybe O.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw C-FLR?-2006
? CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVS but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw C-FKVS-2006
? CS2F-2 Conair @ Abbotsford, BC At one time registered as C-FKVR but is no longer showing on the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.  Spare parts for Canadian Air Tanker Fleet.
Ruud Leeuw C-FKVR-2006

 

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