Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 133295. Redesignated as an S-2A in 1962. To the California Department of Forestry as N405DF in 1974 and converted to a fire bomber. Crashed at Columbia, CA in 1997.

Ordered by the US Navy as 136679. To the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 4127. Returned to the USA by ship in 1983 and allocated reg N3933D which was not applied. Used for parts at Hemet. Scrapped around 1993.

Built for the US Navy as 136579. Transferred to the Japan Navy as 4104 in 1957. Shipped to the USA in 1983 and allocated reg N3880N which was not applied. Used for parts at Hemet. Scrapped around 1993.

Built for the US Navy as 136670. Transferred to the Japan Navy as 4118. Shipped to the USA in 1983 and allocated reg N3933C which was not applied. Used for parts at Hemet. Scrapped around 1993.

Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 133284. Redesignated as an S2F-1T then a TS-2A in 1962. To the California Department of Forestry as N442DF in 1974 and stored at Fresno, CA. Converted to a firebomber and made operational by 1985. Destroyed in a fatal midair collision with N450DF while fire bombing near Hopland, CA in 2001.

Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 133224. Redesignated as an S2F-1T then a TS-2A in 1962. To the California Department of Forestry as N443DF in 1974 and stored at Fresno, CA. Converted to a firebomber and made operational by 1987. Retired and preserved at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA from 2006.

Registration N426DF was later re-used on Turbo Tracker c/n 293C.

Preserved at Selfridge ANGB from 1979.

Ex USN 152828 built as an S-2F and converted to an S-2G in 1962. Retired to MASDC in April 1975 and transferred by sea to Argentina in October 1995. Allocated serial Argentine Navy serial 0860 and code 2-AS-27 but never entered service and used for spares, hence its MASDC code is still visible below the tailplane, although the serial and final USN unit marks (VS-38/NH-714) have been painted over. Arrived at Luján in May 2024 and is being restored for display by a team of local volunteers.

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Normally two fixed wing ASW squadrons were embarked on a CVS, with requirements subsequently changing for the CVA and CV. This S-2E belongs to VS-23 "Black Cats" which did three Vietnam deployments aboard USS Yorktown. Along with VS-25 "Golden Eagles" also flying the Tracker, the two fixed wing ASW units with tail code 'NU' flew under CVSG-55 that was operational till 27 Sep 1968. The 70 million candlepower searchlight is visible on the starboard wing. This variant had 16 JEZEBEL sonobuoys / nacelle.

Tanker 67 is looking a little faded since its retirement and donation to the museum, but still nice to see even on a cold winter day

Photographer: Masumi Wada