Last operated by VS-24 out of Cecil Field, FL, this S-2G Tracker was retired to MASDC in August 1975. She departed store March 2000 to the Consolidated yard, Wilmot Road, Tucson. For USFS.
Her 'UF' code painted over, last operated by VC-3 out of North Island, CA, this colourful US-2C Tracker was retired to MASDC in December 1970. She departed store March 1990 and ended up in the Consolidated Aero Corp yard, Wilmot Road, Tucson.
Last operated by VS-33 out of NAS North Island, CA, this S-2G Tracker entered store 12th August 1975. She left AMARC in March 2000 to the Consolidated Yard, Tucson and lost her forward fuselage sometime afterwards.
Last operated out of Norfolk, VA, this US-2D Tracker was retired to MASDC in November 1976. She left store in January 1984 to Allied Aircraft Sales, Tucson.
Last operated out of Norfolk, VA, this US-2D Tracker was retired to MASDC in November 1976. She left store in January 1984 to Allied Aircraft Sales, Tucson.
Back to Valentines Day, 1987, and my first 'Photographers Tour' of MASDC. This was a Grumman US-2B Tracker pcn 1S 731. She was last operated out of Alameda and was retired December 1978. She left store for the civil register as N6535N in March 1991.
This Tracker's paint has faded so much that she is showing a ghostly '7Y' tail code of RAW-73, NAS Grosse Ile, MI. The base closed in 1969 and it's units and aircraft moved to NAF Detroit. She became N433DF with the CDF.
Another S-2E allocated to USDA, as N504DF, this was Bu.No 149265 pcn 1S 244 marked as 'NW-107' last operated by United States Navy Reserve Squadron VS-81. She arrived MASDC August 1970.
S-2E Bu.No 149873 pcn 1S 441 as 'NW-205' last operated by VS-82 "Fighting Yellow Tails", a Naval Air Reserve squadron which was established in 1970 and disestablished in 1976. She entered MASDC in January 1974 and then allocated to USDA as N512DF.