List of displayed Grumman S-2 Trackers
The Grumman S-2 Tracker is an American twin-engine anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed for the United States Navy. Still in active service in South America it has been retired in other countries and a number are now on public display.
Argentina
- On display
- US-2A Tracker 0510/6-G-52 of the Argentine Naval Aviation at Naval Aviation Museum, Bahía Blanca[1]
Australia
- Airworthy
- S-2G VH-NVX painted as ex-USN BuNo 152333 (844) of the Royal Australian Navy and operated by the RAN Historic Flight, HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales[2]
- On display
- S-2A Tracker BuNo 133160 - Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra Airport, Caloundra West, Queensland, Australia[2][3]
- S-2E Tracker BuNo 153582 (859) - Fleet Air Arm Museum, HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia[2]
- S-2G Tracker N12-BuNo 153566 (854) was on loan to Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, West Sale Airport, Sale, Victoria, Australia[4] until June 2016[5]
- S-2E Tracker 153600 (844) - Fleet Air Arm Museum, HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia[2]
- S-2G Tracker N12-153567 (855) National Vietnam Veterans Museum, Phillip Island, Victoria[6][7]
Brazil
- On display
- One S2A Tracker and one S2E Tracker, on display at the Brazilian Air Force Aerospace Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8]
Canada
- On display
- CS2F-1 Tracker 1501 at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia[9]
- CS2F-2 Tracker 1507 at the Base Borden Military Museum, CFB Borden, Barrie, Ontario[10]
- CS2F-2 Tracker 1545 at the National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Ontario[11]
- CS2F-2 Tracker 1577 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario[12] (undergoing restoration to flying status)[13]
- CS2F-2 Tracker 1600 - Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto, Ontario[14]
- CP-121 Tracker 12157 - Shearwater Aviation Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- CP-121 Tracker 12176 - Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia[15]
- CP-121 Tracker 12187 - Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario[16]
- CP-121 Tracker 12188 - Comox Air Force Museum, Comox, British Columbia[17]
- Conair Firecat (conversion from CS2L Tracker), Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[18]
- Conair Firecat (conversion from CS2F-2 Tracker), registration CF-OPU, Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, British Columbia[19]
Japan
- S-2F1 4131 On display at Kanoya Naval Air base Museum at Kanoya Air Field, Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan [20][21]
- S-2F1 4150 At Tokushima Air Base, Matsushige Tokushima Prefecture[21]
- S-2F (US Navy) forward section on display at Kawaguchiko Motor Museum, Narusawa, Yamanashi prefecture[22]
Netherlands
- On display
- US-2N Tracker 160 on display at the Dutch Air Force Museum, at Kamp Zeist, near Soesterberg Air Base[citation needed]
South Korea
- On display
- S-2 Tracker, on display at the War Memorial of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea[23]
Turkey
- On display
- Ex-USN BuNo 149877/TCB-877, S-2E, on display at the Istanbul Aviation Museum.
United States
- On display
- S2F-1 (S-2A)
- BuNo 133179 - Mid America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas.[24]
- BuNo 133224 - Former US Navy S-2A, former California Division of Forestry (CDF) Tanker 84, displayed at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California.[25]
- BuNo 133251 - Former CDF Tanker 78 Aerospace Museum of California, North Highlands, California[26]
- BuNo 136431 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas.[27]
- BuNo 136468 - Pima Air Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.[28]
- BuNo 136546 - Weed Airport, Weed, California.[29]
- BuNo 136560 - Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama.[30]
- BuNo 136567 - Former CDF Tanker 74 Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, California.[31]
- US-2A
- BuNo 136421 - Castle Air Museum at the former Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, CA.[32]
- BuNo 136486 - Combat Air Museum at Topeka Regional Airport / Forbes Field and adjacent to Forbes Air National Guard Base (former Forbes Air Force Base) in Topeka, Kansas.[33]
- BuNo 144721 - Selfridge Military Air Museum at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (former Selfridge Air Force Base), Harrison Township, Michigan.[34]
- US-2B
- BuNo 136433 - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida.[35]
- BuNo 136534 - Kissimmee Air Museum at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida.[36]
- BuNo 136691 - USS Hornet Museum at the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California.[37]
- S2F-3 (S-2D)
- BuNo 147870 - Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii.[38]
- BuNo 148730 - NAS Jacksonville Heritage Park, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida[39]
- BuNo 149240 - Patuxent River Naval Air Museum adjacent to Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Lexington Park, Maryland.[40]
- S2F-3S (S-2E)
- BuNo 151647 - National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida[41][42]
- BuNo 151657 - USS Yorktown (CV-10) at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.[43]
- BuNo 152337 - Grumman Greenhouse, an art installation outside of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[44]
References
- ^ "MUAN picture." museoaeronaval.ara.mil. Retrieved: 10 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d http://www.s2ftracker.com/australiatrackers.htm
- ^ http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/tracker/133160.htm
- ^ FORMER ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN) – FLEET AIR ARM (FAA) GRUMMAN S-2E/G TRACKERS STILL WAITING FOR THEIR FATE TO BE DECIDED February 2016 Down Under Aviation News Retrieved August 29, 2016
- ^ Gippsland Armed Forces Museum Facebook page June 27 Retrieved August 30, 2016
- ^ National Vietnam Veterans Museum - Grumman Tracker Retrieved September 21, 2016
- ^ AVIATION PHOTO #2612095: GRUMMAN S-2G TRACKER (G-121) - AUSTRALIA - NAVY Airliners.net Retrieved September 21, 2016
- ^ "Aeronaves por ordem de fabricante (List of aircraft by manufacturer) (in Portuguese)." Museu Aeroespacial. Retrieved: 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Grumman CS2F/CP 121 Tracker". Shearwater Aviation Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Ground Display Aircraft". Canadian Forces Base Borden. Department of National Defence. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Aircraft Exhibits: Tracker". National Air Force Museum of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Grumman CS2F-2 Tracker." Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
- ^ Burman, John. "Aging Grumman on track to fly again." The Hamilton Spectator, 27 March 2012. Retrieved: 8 October 2012.
- ^ "de Havilland CS2F Tracker". Canadian Air & Space Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "De Havilland (Grumman) CP-121 Tracker". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Grumman CP-121 Tracker." Canada Aviation and Space Museum, 31 May 1956. Retrieved: 2 October 2012.
- ^ Grumman CP-121 Tracker - Comox, BC Retrieved: 7 January 2014
- ^ "Grumman CS2L Tracker". Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Conair Firecat". The Canadian Museum of Flight. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ 鹿屋航空基地 史料館 屋外展示 Retrieved August 30, 2016 Template:Ja
- ^ a b Thompson, Paul Where are they now? J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ Thompson, Paul Aviation Museums J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ "Outdoor Exhibit: S-2 Tracer." War Memorial of Korea, 2010. Retrieved: 23 August 2010.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/113179." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/133224." Pacific Coast Air Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/133251." Aerospace Museum of California. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136431." Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136468." Pima Air Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136546." Retrieved: 30 April 2016.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136560." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136567." Estrella Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ " S-2 Tracker/13641 Retrieved: 30 April 2016.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136486." Combat Air Museum. Retrieved: 4 March 2013.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/144721." Selfridge Military Air Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136433." Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136534." Kissimmee Air Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/136691." USS Hornet Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/147870." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=5161982988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickrhivemind.net%2FTags%2Ff3563%252Cjax%2FInteresting%3Fsearch_type%3DTags%3Btextinput%3Df3563%252Cjax%3Bphoto_type%3D250%3Bmethod%3DGET%3Bnoform%3Dt%3Bsort%3DInterestingness%23pic5161982988&user=&flickrurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/34752951@N02/5161982988
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/149240." Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=s2f_tracker
- ^ http://www.rodbearden.com/Dixieland%202015/Pensacola/Grumman%20S2-E%20S2F-3S%20Tracker%20151647%20AW-344.JPG
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/151657." Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Retrieved: 9 July 2015.
- ^ "S-2 Tracker/152337." Grumman Greenhouse | PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Retrieved: 25 July 2016.
Further reading
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix. Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (ed.). S-2 Tracker & Turbo Tracker. Serie Aeronaval (in Spanish). Vol. 26. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. Retrieved 2014-09-10.