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/S-2 Trackers currently registered in the USA
Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number


136427 in flight over Indiana

The CDF operates 23 of the upgraded S-2FAT Turbo Trackers from Marsh Aviation in Mesa, AZ. These aircraft are the original Grumman airframes that have been gutted of all wiring, plumbing, and other internal parts and rebuilt as new aircraft with turbine engines.  With the new Turbines and he rock solid Grumman "Iron Works" airframe these aircraft will last indefinitely.  These particular aircraft are now registered as Marsh built rather than Grumman due to the total rebuild.  The last 3 of the Marsh aircraft were delivered in 2005. CDF Aircraft are all registered to the USDA Forest Service.
 CDF Aviation Web Site

CDF Aviaton History Web Site
FAA Type Rate Certificate
 

BuNo FAA # Registered to Registered as Links for the aircraft and other information
133090 N417DF Columbia Airport, Columbia, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 061 and was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF). Was Tanker 76.  Replaced by 152337 and no longer in service with CDF.  As of 9-22-2006 ownership transferred to Columbia Airport.
Warbird Registry 133090
133179  N5470C Mid America Aviation Museum in Liberal, KS - also reference on the Museum Page Grumman S2F-1 Static Display only at this time:
Mid America Museum

Geta-o.maxs 133179
Marvellouswings 133179
133204  N446DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 175 and was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 94.  Replaced by 152826.  This aircraft has been on display at the new Firefighter Memorial and Aircraft Museum at Weed Airport, California since August of 2005.
Weed Revitalization Coalition Release with Photo- 2005
133224 N443DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1  Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 195 and was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 84.  This aircraft has been acquired by the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.  The Tracker made its last flight to the Museum on November 9, 2006. 
Airport Data 133224-2005

Pacific Coast Air Museum Newsletter Pages 10-12
133242 N31957 Collings Foundation in Stow, MA Grumman S2F1, currently a US-2B This aircraft is is based at Ellington Field, in Houston TX and is under restoration in order to return to flying status and the air show circuit.  The Collings Foundation West link has an excellent selection of photos.
Collings Foundation S-2                                         
Warbird Registry 133242 
133275 N423DF Christopher Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA Grumman
TS-2A
Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 246.
Airport Data 133275-2005
133322 N406DF Christopher Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Serial Number 293.  Operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as old Tanker 95 and retired at the end of the 2004 fire season by 153247.  As of 4-05-2006 ownership transferred to Christopher Schneider.
Airport Data 133322-2005
133251 N412DF Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Serial Number 222 and was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 78.  As of 8-14-2006 ownership transferred to Aerospace Museum of California.  The Tracker does not yet show up on the museum web page.
Aerospace Museum of California
133351  N8110Q  Merle Maine in Ontario, OR Grumman S2F-1 Below is a link that is a thread of emails that mentions this aircraft and 136719.  It does not mention 136398 that has a sale currently reported by the FAA.
Warbird Resource Group Thread
136398 N8110X Merle Maine in Ontario, OR Grumman S2F-1, currently a US-2B Sale Reported.  For Sale in Trade-A-Plane for $79,000.  Note in the Trade-A-Plane ad that the aircraft looks considerably better than in the 2001 and 2002 photos.
Airliners136398-2001
Airliners136398-2002

136398 Trade-A-Plane
136427 N8112A Abbatare Inc, Arlington WA Grumman S2F-1currently a US-2B Reportedly put up for sale in 2007.  No known more information as of 1-2008.  Owned by Museum of Wings and Things-1996-2000; Tracker Air Group-2000-2004; Abbatare-2004 to current.  This aircraft flew in September of 2005 on trip to its new home in Arlington, WA.
Mike Henniger April 14 2006
Wings Palette 136427
Airliners 136427-2006
My Aviation 136427-2006
Airliners 136427 Selfridge-1998
S2F Tracker Repository 136427
136431 N37AM Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Inc.,  Addison TX Grumman
S-2B currently US-2B
Nose ID 485.  This was at Oshkosh in 2002 and as of January 2008 is being promoted in Warbird Depot as being available for airshows. 
Warbird Depot 2008
Richard Seaman Oshkosh 2002 136431
Cavanaugh Flight Museum -Tracker

Cavanaugh Flight Museum S2F/Page1
Warbird Registry 136431
136433 N8114T Valiant Air Command, Titusville, FL Grumman S2F-1 currently a US-2B This Tracker is named "Liberty Luke" and could be flyable after an inspections.  However, the big item keeping it on the ground is lack of funding for insurance.
Warbird Registry 136433
Aero-Web 136433
Airliners 136433-1
Airliners136433-2

Vintage Warbirds Museums136433-2006
136464  N4225F Aviation Business Corp., St. Louis, MO Grumman S2F-1 Previoulsy owned by David Alton of Ohio, the aircraft was sold to Aviation Business Corporation in St. Louis, MO, but is still located at MAPS Museum at Akron Canton airport.  The new owner, Phil Bamberger, also owns Trader 146049, which is having the interior redone.  When it is complete the 2 aircraft will swap places so restoration can begin on the S2F-1, which was not a US-2B conversion and retains the number 3 and 4 stations.  This one is named "Sub-Standard".  See more phots on our Photo Page.
Warbird Registry 136464

Geta-o.maxs 136464
Maps Museum Photo 136464
136479 N420DF Christopher Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Serial Number 388 and operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF). Was Tanker 75.  Replaced by 151654 and no longer in service with CDF.  As of 9-05-2006 ownership transferred to Christopher Schneider.
Warbird Registry 136479

Airliners 136479-1983
136486 N486GT Combat Air Museum, Topeka, KS Grumman S2F-1 The Combat Air Museum does not by policy fly its aircraft any more.
Combat Air Museum
Marvellouswings 136486
136508  N447DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Serial Number 417.  Operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 81. 
Warbird Registry 136508

Airliners 136508-2002
136534  N5244B   Sale reported to Vintage Aircraft Grumman
S-2B currently a US-2B
Vintage Aircraft is owned by Dennis Callahan of Jacksonville, FL.  This aircraft may eventually be maintained at Douglas, GA.  As of 12-2006 the aircraft's registration may not allow for operation.  This is not good. 136534 is also a movie star having been used as a prop in The Final Countdown in 1980 during the first five minutes of the film.
Airliners 136534-2006

Air Britain Pictures 136534-2005-1
Air Britain Pictures 136534-2005-2
Warbird Registry 136534-2006
Air Team Images136534-2005
Jet Photos 136534
Tony Andrews 136534
136540 N8114Z American Wings Air Museum, Blain, MN Grumman S2F-1 Aircraft formerly belonged to Dick Kantrud.  The Tracker is now undergoing restoration and will be flying soon.  Props need to have AD complied with.  If you look at the series of photos below please note that this Tracker flew in September of 2004.
Midway Sailor.com
Warbird Registry 136540
136546 N404DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  Registered with the FAA as Serial Number 455.  Operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as old Tanker 80.
Airliners 136546-2002-1

Airliners 136546-2002-2
136560 N91368 Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, AL Grumman S2F-1 Currently on Static Display at the Museum Air Park, and was in a civilian registration in 1979.  Grumman serial number 469.
Southern Museum of Flight

Airliner 136560-1979
Warbird Registry 136560-2005
S2F Tracker Photo Page
136567 N411DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A)  As of December 2006 this aircraft is registered with the FAA as Serial Number 476.  However, in July of 2001 it was in involved in a wheels up landing and is currently  on display at the Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, CA.  It was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 74 and may be on loan to the museum.  Note he bent prop blades and missing bomb bay. Replaced by 149854.
Estrella Tracker

Airliners N411DF-0
Airliners N411DF-1
Warbird Registry 136567
136573 N31984  Wes Stricker, Rolla MO Grumman S2F-1 No known information available as of 12-2006.
136613 N613MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 522.
Getmax136613
136619 N31972 Nighthawk Air Systems, Miami,
 FL
Grumman S2F-1 As of 12-2006 the aircraft's registration may not allow for operation.  This is not good.
136636 N7141D American Warbird Company, Suisun, CA Grumman S2F-1 This S2F belongs to Duncan Miller and is being restored in Vacaville, CA.  See Clark Cook's web page for more information and photos.
S-2Museum-PhotoGallery-Museums 136636
136665 N665MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
This is a former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4113, Grumman Serial Number 574.
Airliners 136665-All
SimonBrooke136665-2003
136666 N5830H  Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman S2F-1 Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4114, Grumman Serial Number 575.
Airliners136666-2000

Old Props 136666-1999
Warbird Registry136666-1999
136668 N5830D Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman S2F-1 Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4116, Grumman Serial Number 577.
Warbird Registry136668-1999

Old Props136668-1999
136719 N8115M Merle Maine in Ontario, OR S2f ? Included in an Air Classics article May 1996.  Below is a link that is a thread of emails that mentions this aircraft and 133351.  It does not mention 136398 that has a sale currently reported by the FAA.
Warbird Resource Group Thread
136723  N327MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman S2F-1 Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4132, Grumman Serial Number unknown.
Warbird Registry 136723-1999

Old Props 136723-1999
136724 N724MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4133, Grumman Serial Number 633.
Airliners136724-2000

SimonBrooke136724-2003
136729 N729MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman S2F-1 Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4135, Grumman Serial Number unknown.  No known photos.
136736 N736MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman S2F-1 Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4139, Grumman Serial Number 645.  Marsh Tanker 154.
Airliners 136736-All

My Aviation136736-2001
136737 N773MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4140, Grumman Serial Number unknown.
Warbird Registry 136737
136740  N740MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4143, Grumman Serial Number unknown.
Warbird Registry 136740
136743  N743MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4144, Grumman Serial Number unknown.
Airliners 136743-1
Airliners 136743
136746  N746MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S2F
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4147, Grumman Serial Number unknown.  Rebuilt by Marsh Aviation as a Turbo Tracker and is flown as Tanker 155.
Warbird Registry 136746

Old Props 136746-1999
My Aviation 136746-1998
147552 N8225E Gold Americas, LLC, Wilmington, DE Grumman
S-2A
This Tracker, even though it has had a civilian registry has been on display/storage at the Pima Air Museum In Tucson, AZ until just recently as the link directly shows.
Airliners Pima 147552
147552 for Sale
Apparently it was stored there while the owner worked to sell it. As the links below show it is now in Texas on its way to Florida and a new owner.  Hopefully this will be restored and put out on the air show circuit.
Airliners 147552-All
149265 N431DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #78.  Manufactured in 2005.
Airliners 149265-2002 pre re-manufacture
149268 N432DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #71
Warbird Registry 149268

Airliners 149268-2006
149848 N437DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
This S2F ended up on the front page of the China Daily on October 24, 2007.  I was in China at the time and have the newspaper in my collection.  The color photo showed  #73 dropping retardant on the California wildfires.  Turbo Tracker Tanker #73
Airliners 149848-2003
149854 N439DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #74
Airliners 149854-2006
Goleta Air & Space Museum Collection-2006
Airliners 149854-2002
149855 N433DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #86
Airliners 148855-2004
149862 N428DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #91
Warbird Registry 149862-2002
149873 N440DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #96
Airport Data 149873-2005
151640 N438DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #85
My Aviation 151640-2006-1

My Aviation 151640-2006-2
My Aviation 151640-2006-3
151654 N444DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #75
Airliners 151654-2006
151667  N667MA Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ Grumman
S-2E
No known information available as of 1-2007.
152337 N436DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #76
Goleta Air & Space Museum Collection-2006
152341 N450DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #93
Airport Data 152341-2006-1

Airport Data 152341-2006-2
152345 N445DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #80
Airport Data 152345-2004

Jet Photos 152345-2005
152347 N448DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #95
Airliners 152347-2006
152808 N441DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #100
USS Bennington Photo 152808-1968
152817 N422DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #82
Airliners 152817-2001

Warbird Registry 152817-2004
152820 N424DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #83
Airliners 152824-2003
152824 N426DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #88
Airliners 152824-2002

Warbird Registry 152824-2004
152825 N425DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #89
Airport-Data 152825
Warbird Registry 152825 
Jet Photos-all 152825
Wildfire 152825
152826 N442DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #94
Airliners 152826-All First flight after rebuild included
152838 N449DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #81
Airport Data 152838-2005

Jet Photos 152838-2005
153570 N427DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #70
Warbird Registry 153570 2002
153573 N435DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #72
Warbird Registry 153573 2002
153759 N434DF USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA Marsh Aviation
S-2F3at
Turbo Tracker Tanker #90
Warbird Registry 153759-2002
Airliners 153759-2000

 

 USA Museum Display S2F/S-2 Trackers
Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number


136427 on take-off
 

BuNo

Type Location Links for the aircraft and other information
133264 TS-2A USS Intrepid Museum AF-405, VS-72
USS Intrepid TS-2
Aeroweb 133264
Plane Pictures 133264
Airliners 133264
MyAviation 133264
JetPhotos 133264
IrishAirPics 133264
Rob Clubkawasaki 133264
136468 S2F-1 Pima Aviation Museum, Tucson, AZ Shanaberger.com Tracker 136468-1
Pima Museum S2F Photo
Aeroweb 136468
Marvellouswings 136468
136486 US-2A Combat Air Museum, Topeka, KS Combat Air Museum
Marvellouswings 136486
136691 US-2B USS Hornet Museum USS Hornet US-2B
USS Hornet US-2B-1
144721 US-2A Selfridge Military Air Museum, Mount Clemens, MI Selfridge Tracker
Airliners 144721-1989
148730 S-2F  NAS Jacksonville, FL This was at NAS Cecil Field before it closed
Warbird Registry 148730
149240 S-2D Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Pax River S-2D
Marvellouswings 149240
Aeroweb 149240-2000
Aeroweb 149240-1-2000
Airliners 149240-2006
Paul Nann149240-1988
151647 S-2C Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL Airliners 151647-2006-1
Aeroweb 151647-various
151657 S-2E Patriots Point, SC (USS Yorktown) Flightline Unofficial Page
151664 S-2E Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, NY Nothing seems to be matching up on this one.  Museum website with no picture states the aircraft has been restored.  This one does not look restored to me.  Also Warbird Registry attached the information for 151564, which is now a turbo Tracker for CDF.
Warbird Registry151664-2006

 

  USA S2F/S-2 Trackers in Storage
Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number
 

BuNo

Type Location Links for the aircraft and other information
149260 S2F-1 St. Augustine, FL Derelict Airliners 149260 2005
149856 S2F-1 St. Augustine, FL Derelict Airliners149856 2005
152804 S2F St. Augustine, FL Derelict See my Photo Page
? S2F (5) unidentified St. Augustine, FL Derelicts See my Photo Page
136475 US-2A  AMARC, Tuscon, AZ  
152810   Marsh Air Britain 2005

 

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