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S2F / S-2 Trackers currently registered in
the USA Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number
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| 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. If you have a chance to stop by
the Columbia Airport, you might by the airport Director's office and see
if Jim Thomas will take you out to the Tracker, as one has to cross an
active runway to get to the aircraft. Jim was most gracious in
taking me out to the Tracker for photos and providing information.
The airframe had 9952.2 hours on it when it arrived at Columbia for the
last time. Cost to purchase the aircraft for display was $16,000. See my Photo Page Airliners 133090 All Warbird Registry 133090 |
| 133204 | N710VC | Specline Corp dba The Cactus Air Force of Carson City, NV. | Grumman S2F-1 |
This was moved out of the
"Storage" category into "Currently Registered" on 2-24-2012 after being
notified it had been moved and now has N710VC. Registered with the FAA as Grumman Serial Number 175 and was operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 94 and was registered N446DF until Jan 16, 2009, when it was deregistered. Replaced by 152826 as Tanker 94. This aircraft was put up for auction by GSA in February of 2009, with last day for bids being March 6, 2009. This has been purchased by Specline Inc dba The Cactus Air Force of Carson City, NV. When I photographed it at McClellan in May of 2010 it was being prepared to fly to Carson City, NV. It is waiting on parts from 136536 to make it flyable. As of 2-14-2012 133204 is now at Carson City, NV after being ferried over from McClellan and will be restored by the Cactus Air to flying condition. See my Tracker Photo Page GSA Auction Airliners Old Tanker 94-2008 |
| 133224 | N443DF | USDA Forest
Service, McClellan, CA On Display at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Airport, CA |
Grumman S2F-1 | Registered with the FAA as
Grumman Serial Number 195 and operated by California Dept of
Forestry (CDF) as Tanker 84. The Tracker made its last flight to
the Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, CA on November 9, 2006 and is
now on display at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa. The
Tracker as of June 2010 was still being shown registered to the USDA Forest
Service. See my Photo Page Airliners 133224-9-2009 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. See my Photo Page Collings Foundation S-2 Warbird Registry 133242 |
| 133275 | N423DF | Christopher Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA | Grumman TS-2A |
Old Tanker 8?. Registered with the FAA as
Grumman Serial Number 246. The Airport Data photo shows
133275 with the port wing missing. Airport Data 133275-2005 |
| 133322 | N423DF | Christopher Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA | Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A) | Registered with the FAA as
Serial Number 293. Actually the serial number is 293C. 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. Chris still has this
designated as #95. ruudleeuw.com 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. See my Photo Page Airliners 133251- All Aerospace Museum of California |
| 133351 | N8110Q | Merle Maine in Ontario, OR | Grumman S2F-1 | Owner Merle Maine announced
his collection of aircraft was up for sale in May of 2012 which includes
this Tracker. DDJ 5-18-2013. 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. |
| 136398 | N8110X | Albert Hansen in Jean, NV | Grumman S2F-1, currently a US-2B | This Tracker previously
belonged to the late Merle Maine of Ontario OR. The aircraft had
been up for sale in Trade-a-Plane in 2008 for $79,000 and the new
airworthiness certificate was issued on 4-21-2011 to Mr. Hansen.
DDJ 5-18-2013. As of May 19, 2009 this Tracker was still located at the Mojave Airport as it has been at least since 2001. It was located at the far west end of the field when I saw it in May of 2009. See my Photo Page Airliners136398-2001 Airliners136398-2002 My Aviation 136398-2008 |
| 136427 | N8112A | Air Station Inc., Arlington WA. . | Grumman S2F-1currently a US-2B |
Previously owned by Museum of Wings and
Things-1996-2000; Tracker Air Group-2000-2004; Abbatare-2004 to 2009.
This aircraft flew in September of 2005 on trip to its new home in
Arlington, WA. Air Station is a museum named after the fact there
used to be an Naval Air Station at Arlington, WA. In May of 2012 I was
able to visit and photograph 136427 at the Arlington, WA airport. The ADF
antenna and searchlight have been added since 2004. See my Photo Page - This has photos from May 2012 Airliners 136427 July 2010-1 Airliners 136427 July 2010-2 Warbird Information Exchange - Arlington Fly-in July 2009 Jet Photos 136427April 2009 Flikr-WPBarr-July 10, 2008 136427 "Iron Lady" Video - Anderson, IN Mike Henniger April 14 2006 Wings Palette 136427 Airliners 136427-2006 My Aviation 136427-2006 Airliners 136427 Selfridge-1998 136427 at Marion, IN S2F Tracker Repository 136427 Airliners 136427-1987 |
| 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 air shows. I was able to visit the
Cavanaugh Flight Museum in March of 2009. The Tracker was sitting
outside in the gloom and the rain, while the rest of the other flyable
air were in the four hangars that are part of the museum..
Trackers get no respect!! I did find out that that 136431 was
originally purchased and used to take Museum members to airshows.
However, that function has now been taken over by the DC-3 that the
Museum now has. Hopefully the Tracker will get moved back inside
and also be requested by airshows in the future. See my photo
collection of this US-2B on my photo page. The link is below. See my Photo Page 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. See my Photo Page 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 | Previously 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. See my 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. See my Photo Page Combat Air Museum Tin Feathers - CAM and 136486 Marvellouswings 136486 |
| 136534 | N5244B | Tom Reilly of Vintage Aircraft, Wilmington, DE | Grumman S-2B currently a US-2B |
Tom Reilly is now the owner
of 136534 which the last we knew was located at the Kissimmee, FL
Airport and was being made ready by Mr. Reilly when he had the time to
fly it to Georgia. I DDJ 5-18-2013
In April of 2009 I spoke
with Tom Reilly, who is the owner of Vintage Aircraft, and used to
own the Flying Tigers Restoration Museum at the Kissimmee, FL Airport.
He informed me that 136534 is now owned by
Dennis Callahan of Neptune Beach, FL. The last photos of this
Tracker were taken in February of S008 showing it still at the Kissimmee
Airport. |
| 136508 | N508JR | Specline Corp dba The Cactus Air Force of Carson City, NV. | Grumman S2F-1 |
Registered with the FAA as
Serial Number 417.
Previously operated by California Dept of Forestry (CDF) as
Tanker 81. This has been retired from service. 152838 is now
S-2T Tanker 81. Renumbered as Tanker 95 and now part of the Rick
Clemons Collection in Carson City, NV. I have photographed it both
at McClellan and Carson City. Rick has it registered with Specline
Corp. and looks to be doing a complete repaint of the aircraft.
Now registered as N508JR. Transferred from storage to
registered status June of 2010. See my Photo Page Warbird Registry 136508 Airliners 136508-2002 |
| 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 . The American Wings Air Museum is
going through some tough times as it lost its main hangar. There
is no mention of the Tracker on its website and it can be assumed any
restoration has stopped due to funding and lack of interest. We
would expect to see this aircraft up for sale some time in the future to
provide funding for the Grumman OV-1s the museum maintains and are the
true focus of the orgization. See my Guest Photo Page Tin Feathers - 136540 Midway Sailor.com Warbird Registry 136540 |
| 136546 | N404DF | Siskiyou County, Yreka, CA | Grumman S2F-1 (TS-2A) | This has apparently been
sold to Siskiyou County in northern California. What is
questionable at this time is whether it has also been deregistered and
no longer carries an N number. As it is a static display it would
no longer need one. DDJ 5-18-2013.
Registered with the FAA as
Serial Number 455. Operated by California Dept
of Forestry (CDF) as old Tanker 80. It was repainted as Tanker 94
when old Tanker 94 (133204) was taken out of service circa 2004.
It looks like between June of 2010 and July
of 2011 136546 was moved off the ramp at the Weed airport into a field
next to the hangars which is visible from the I-5 north bound rest stop. |
| 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. See my Photo Page Southern Museum of Flight Airliner 136560-1979 Warbird Registry 136560-2005 S2F Tracker Photo Page |
| 136573 | N31984 | Wes Stricker, Rolla MO | Grumman S2F-1 | Photo taken by
Roger Janssens
of Aarschot, Belgium show 136573 in a bad condition in a hangar at the
Rolla National Airport in Vichey, MO. 1-7-2013 Second group of Robert Rice photos via Robert Eichkorn were provided on Jan 10, 2013. Word is that at DUI truck driver did considerable damage to the Tracker. The status of the aircraft and its future are still unknown but it may have been donated to a local aircraft maintenance school. Again, if anyone has more information on 136573 please let me know. See my Guest Photo Page |
| 136613 | N613MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F |
Registered with the FAA as
Grumman Serial Number 522. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Getmax136613 |
| 136619 | N31972 | Nighthawk Air
Systems, Miami, FL |
Grumman S2F-1 | The registration expired on
6-30-2012. DDJ 5-18-2013 As of 12-2006 the aircraft's registration may not allow for operation. This is not good. Airliners 136619-1998 |
| 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. I was able to stop by in
May of 2010 and not only photograph this Tracker, but spend a couple of
hours with Duncan Miller listening to his aviation stories and looking
at this collection of seven aircraft at the Nut Tree Airport.
According to Duncan this Tracker is for sale is someone is interested. See my Photo Page 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. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page 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. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page 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.Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Warbird Registry136668-1999 Old Props136668-1999 |
| 136719 | N8115M | Merle Maine in Ontario, OR | Grumman S2F-1 | Owner Merle Maine announced
his collection of aircraft was up for sale in May of 2012 which includes
this Tracker. DDJ 5-18-2013. Included in an Air Classics
article May 1996. |
| 136723 | N327MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F-1 |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4132,
Grumman Serial Number 632. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page 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. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Airliners136724-2000 SimonBrooke136724-2003 |
| 136729 | N729MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F-1 |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4135,
Grumman Serial Number 638. Marsh Surplus
Yard. This aircraft has no markings on it to identify it.
However, from my trip to Marsh Aviation in May of 2009 at which time the
fine folks at Marsh gave me a listing of their aircraft, by process of
elimination I feel confident that the photo I have on my Marsh Aviation
Photo Page is 136729. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page |
| 136736 | N736MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F-1 | Former Japanese Navy Tracker
No. 4139, Grumman Serial Number 645. Marsh Tanker 154. Marsh
Surplus Yard See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page. Airliners 136736-All My Aviation136736-2001 |
| 136737 | N773MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4140,
Grumman Serial Number 646. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Teesside Airport Aircraft Movements-2008 Warbird Registry 136737 |
| 136740 | N740MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4143,
Grumman Serial Number 649. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Warbird Registry 136740 |
| 136743 | N743MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4144,
Grumman Serial Number 652. The port side engine is missing. Marsh Surplus Yard. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Airliners 136743-1 Airliners 136743 |
| 136746 | N746MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S2F |
Former Japanese Navy Tracker No. 4147,
Grumman Serial Number 655. Rebuilt by Marsh Aviation as a Turbo
Tracker and flown as Tanker 155. This may have been a
prototype. The latest photos show it in the surplus yard at Marsh
Aviation. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page Ruudleeuw Marsh 2008 Airliners 136746 All Warbird Registry 136746 Old Props 136746-1999 My Aviation 136746-1998 |
| 144725 | N104CF | Alaska Tactical Aviation, Palmer, AK | Grumman S2F-1 | This was previously owned by
Dark Crow Aviation in Palmer, AK which may be the old name for Alaska
Tactical Aviation. DDJ 5-18-2013
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| 147552 | N8225E | Gold Americas, LLC, Wilmington, DE | Grumman S-2A | Information obtained from
"The Real Aviators Flew Stoofs" March newsletter indicates that Scott
Miner from AL has purchased this airframe and intends to restore over a
3 year period to flying condition. We are working on finding more
information. DDJ 3-4-2013 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. See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 149265-All Aircraft Data 149265 2008 |
| 149268 | N432DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#71 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Warbird Registry 149268 Airliners 149268-All |
| 149273 | N6192D | Dennis Callahan of Neptune Beach, FL | Grumman S2F-3 | The registration
expired on 12-31-2012. DDJ 5-18-2013 Added 11-30-2010 |
| 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. See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 149848-All |
| 149854 | N439DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker #74 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 149854-All Goleta Air & Space Museum Collection-2006 |
| 149855 | N433DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#86 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 148855-All |
| 149862 | N428DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#91 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 149862-2005 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 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 151640-2008 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 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 151654-All |
| 151667 | N667MA | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ | Grumman S-2E | Grumman Serial Number 200C. Marsh Surplus Yard.
This has no engines on it. Number 24 on the nose. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page |
| 152337 | N436DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#76. See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 152337 2007-1 Airport Data 152337 2007-2 Goleta Air & Space Museum Collection-2006 |
| 152341 | N450DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker #93 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos 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 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 152345-2004 Jet Photos 152345-2005 |
| 152347 | N448DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#95 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152347-2006 |
| 152808 | N441DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker #100 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152808-2007 Airport Data 152808-2005 USS Bennington Photo 152808-1968 |
| 152817 | N422DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#82 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152817-All Airport Data 152817-2006 Warbird Registry 152817-2004 |
| 152820 | N424DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker #83 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152824-All Airport Data 152824-2005 |
| 152824 | N426DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#88 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152824-2002 Goleta Air & Space Museum Collection-2004 Airport Data 152824-2005 Warbird Registry 152824-2004 |
| 152825 | N425DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#89 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport-Data 152825 Warbird Registry 152825 Jet Photos-all 152825 Wildfire 152825 |
| 152826 | N442DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Grumman Serial Number 295C. Turbo Tracker Tanker #94 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 152826-All First flight after rebuild included |
| 152838 | N449DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker #81 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 152838-2005 Jet Photos 152838-2005 |
| 153570 | N427DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#70 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 153570-2008 Airliners 153570-All Warbird Registry 153570 2002 |
| 153573 | N435DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at | Turbo Tracker Tanker
#72 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airliners 153573-All Airport Data 153573-2005 Warbird Registry 153573 2002 |
| 153579 | N434DF | USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA | Marsh Aviation S-2F3at |
Turbo Tracker Tanker #90 See My Cal Fire Tracker Photos Airport Data 153759-2005 Warbird Registry 153759-2002 Airliners 153759-2000 |
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Type | Location | Links for the aircraft and other information |
| 133179 | Grumman S2F-1 | Mid America Aviation Museum in Liberal, KS |
This was previously registered with the FAA as N5470C and was
de-registered 7-9-2012 which is not a surprise as it had been on static
Display for quite some time. DDJ 5-18-2013.
This Museum at one time had a web
page that showed the Tracker, but the site is no longer functional.
It as been replaced by the one below from the Kansas Travel
Organization. The
museum is housed in an former Beech Aircraft plant and the airport
itself was a B-24 training base during WWII. |
| 133264 | TS-2A | Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Glenville, NY (Previously at USS Intrepid Museum, Manhattan, NY.) |
AF-405, VS-72 133264 went on display at its new home in Glenville, NY no later than May of 2009. Empire State Aerosciences Museum Website DailyGazette.com 133264 - 10-24-2008 Aeroplane Monthly Photos of it previously at USS Intrepid Aeroweb 133264 Plane Pictures 133264 Airliners 133264 MyAviation 133264 JetPhotos 133264 IrishAirPics 133264 Rob Clubkawasaki 133264 |
| 136421 | S2F-1 | Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA |
Formerly on the ramp
at Sequoia Airport, Visalia, CA until it was moved to The
Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA on 11-14-2012. It
will be undergoing restoration and then placed on static
display in the outside display area. Information on
this important move was provided by Vander Jagt.
This airframe was
previously owned by a private individual. According to
Frederick Weber of TBM, Inc. at the Sequoia Airport at Visalia, 136421
has been donated to the Milestones of Flight Museum in
Lancaster, CA. Currently the engines are off the
aircraft so it appears that the aircraft will need to be
disassembled and trucked to its new home. Information
and photos of 136421 were provided by Frederick Wester.
I was unaware of this aircraft until informed by Mr. Wester. |
| 136468 | S2F-1 | Pima Aviation Museum, Tucson, AZ |
See my
Tracker Photo
Page Shanaberger.com Tracker 136468-1 Pima Museum S2F Photo Aeroweb 136468 Marvellouswings 136468 |
| 136475 | US-2A | AMARC, Tucson, AZ |
This was previously shown as being in
storage. However, my visit to AMARC in May of 2009 confirmed that
this is on display for visitors along what is known as Celebrity Row.
136475 can be seen on the bus tour that originates at the Pima Air
Museum. It is on the left side of the bus as one turns on to
Celebrity Row. See my Tracker Photo Page Airliners 136475-2008 |
| 136536 | S2F-1 | Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
Grumman Serial Number 445.
This Tracker was at one time registered as N436DF and
labeled as CDF Air Tanker 100. However, registration
N436DF has been passed on to Turbo Tanker 152337 with Tanker
Number 76. Tanker 100 is now 152808 registered as
N441DF. 136536 as of August of 2007 is sitting at
Mather. In November 28, 2009 the airframe, minus engines, went up for sale on Ebay for $10,000. The aircraft was located at Joppa, AL and from satellite photos and the photos on the Ebay site the Tracker appears to be located in a salvage yard in Joppa. The airframe has a total of 11,707.1 hours on it. It did not sell in this auction. The engines are being sold separately for $4,500 a piece and include the accessories and engine mounts. Engine One has 914.7 hours TSO and Engine Two has 1278.9 hours TSO. One engine did sell on December 22, 2009 for $4,500. On January 7, 2010 the airframe went up for sale for $5,000 on a five day Ebay sale. Specline Inc dba The Cactus Air Force of Carson City, NV purchased this airframe for spare parts from John Grisham of Blountsville, Alabama. When it returns to Carson City parts such as the wheels and tires will be removed and used to get 133204 flying. It will be used as a spare part aircraft and as a engine test stand. The above did not work out as planned. Without getting into the ugly details it looks like the person in Joppa, AL sold the aircraft twice with it ending up as horrible and ugly looking work of art in downtown Philadelphia, PA. There may yet be legal ramifications to all of this. This has been put into the museum/display category in October 2011 as it is now supposedly on public display, such as it is. Construction started on 10-18-2011.
Airliners 136536 http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/19663-sculture-to-make-philadelphia-crash-landing http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-27/news/30208695_1_bomber-panel-of-academy-faculty-david-brigham
Ebay January 2010 136546 |
| 136567 | S2F-1 | Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, CA | This Tracker was
formerly registered as N411DF and was de-registered on 11-7-2012.
DDJ 5-18-2013 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 as Tanker 74. As of Feb. 2009 the aircraft was still registered to USDA, although the Status is in question and possible sale was reported. Estrella Tracker Airliners N411DF-0 Airliners N411DF-1 Warbird Registry 136567 |
| 136691 | US-2B | USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA | 136691
was donated to the Hornet Museum in August of 2000 and came on board the
ship on September 9th of that same year. It has apparently been
under "restoration" since then. It does not look like any work has
been done on it since it arrived. It took me a while to find where
it was located way at the back end of the hangar deck in a workshop area
with very little light. The Tracker may be suffering from looked
like a case of lack of funding of the entire museum. There were
not very many aircraft on display compared to other carrier museums I
have visited and it was very difficult to find. See my Tracker Photo Page USS Hornet US-2B USS Hornet US-2B-1 USS Hornet US-2B-2 |
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136745 |
S-2A | Hemet-Ryan CDF Base, Hemet, CA | This is a former
Japanese Navy Tracker 4146 that came back to the US and is now a Gate
Guard at the CDF base at Hemet, CA. It was never registered with
the FAA or converted to a fire bomber. See my Tracker Photo Page Airliners 136745-2008 Airliners 136745-2003 Airliners 136745-2001 |
| 144721 | US-2A | Selfridge Military Air Museum, Mount Clemens, MI |
This aircraft actually served with the Naval Reserve at Selfridge from
1968 to 1979. See my Tracker Photo Page Selfridge Tracker Airliners 144721-1989 |
| 147870 | S-2D | Kaneohe - Marine Corps Base, HI | Airliners 147870-2008 |
| 148730 | S-2F | NAS Jacksonville, FL |
This was placed on display on May, 5, 1998.
Previous to that time it was located at Cecil Field before it
closed See my Tracker Photo Page 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 |
See my
Tracker Photo
Page Airliners 151647-2006-1 Aeroweb 151647-various |
| 151657 | S-2E | Patriots Point, SC (USS Yorktown) |
Thank you to William Rogerson for sending in
photos this Tracker. See my Tracker Photo Page William Rogerson-Front Quarter-1 - 2006 William Rogerson-Front Quarter-2 - 2006 William Rogerson-Front Quarter-3 - 2006 William Rogerson-Front Quarter-4 - 2006 William Rogerson-Search Light - 2006 William Rogerson-MAD Boom - 2006 William Rogerson-Sonabouys - 2006 William Rogerson-Tail Section - 2006 Flightline Unofficial Page |
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USA S2F / S-2 Trackers in Storage Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number The Trackers that were located at St. Augustine, FL were scrapped the first half of 2011. I visited in July 2011 and confirmed they were no longer there. All that was left were a few pieces of scrap metal on the ground. The nine airframes had been located in a small residential yard just north of the St. Augustine just west of US 1 since the early 1970s when they were moved there from the airport. Since that time they have been somewhat of an aviation attraction while at the same time providing spare parts for flyable S2F's. While the neighbors in the area are no doubt glad to see them leave it is always a sad day when any aircraft gets scrapped out. For photos of the aircraft go to My Tracker Photo Page. |
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BuNo |
Type | Location | Links for the aircraft and other information |
| 136663 | S2F-1 | Jacob Wyrick in Montana is the current owner as of 4-8-2012. (Aircraft is located at Mather Airport, Sacramento, CA) |
Information obtained from
Stewart Bailey at The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum indicates that 136663
was purchased by Jacob Wyrick in Montana. His original plan was to take
this on as a project aircraft but is now interested in trading or selling the
aircraft and has been in touch with Evergreen. However, right now
Evergreen does not have a budget to do this. We will see if we can obtain
more information on 13663 and photos from Mr. Wyrick. DDJ 3-19-2013 |
| 144723 | US-2A | Unknown location ( Last known location was CDF Air Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA) |
This may have been purchased by
Christopher
Schneider, Sutter Creek, CA spare parts. Not known at this time. Airliners Old Tanker 95-2008 |
| 147531 | S2F-3 | Marsh Aviation Company, Mesa, AZ |
This aircraft in my photo has
FAA Registration Number N147MA which is no longer registered
to a Grumman Tracker at Marsh (This registration is
currently applied to an American Champion 501-2005 in
Georgia). Even though the FAA records state that the
aircraft was destroyed I believe this to still be 147531. See my Marsh Aviation Photo Page |
| 147893 | S-2E | Lee County Mosquito Control, Fort Meyers, FL |
This was de-registered on
2-25-2013. No known disposition of this aircraft is
known or if it still even exists.
FAA Registration was N64727 FAA Records show this being sold to Lee County Mosquito Control. No date given. Added 11-30-2010 |
| 151664 | S-2E | Floyd Bennett Field Historical Aircraft Restoration Project (HARP), Long Island, NY |
I have moved this to storage as it is not on
display and does not appear to be going to be restored after all of the
carelessness in its transport. Unwanted and unloved! Flickr-151664-1 This aircraft was at the Intrepid Air Sea
Museum in NY, NY and then went to the Cradle
of Aviation Museum on Long Island. However, the museum did not
really have room for it and the US Navy, which still owns the Tracker,
wanted it at a former Naval Air Station in Long Island. Thank you to William
Malone for bringing this to my attention. See his photos below. |
