| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 4129 |
| Military Code: | 14 |
| Other Marks: | 136681 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| C/n (msn): | 590 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| Local Operator Name: | 海上自衛隊 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | IrumaMap |
| Country: | Japan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: RJTJ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 1976 |
| Photo Date: | 16 October 1976 to 24 October 1976 |
| Photo by: | Masahiro Yamasaki |
| Photo ID: | 129781 |
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This Tracker, which still carries its former US Navy serial 136681 under the tail plane, was returned to the US Navy in 1977 and stored at Atsugi Air Base, Japan. It was one of eleven ex-Japanese Trackers sold to Native Alaskan Reclamation and Pest Control (Lester Risley) on 27 January 1978, to be converted to airtankers. Registration N217AK was reserved for this aircraft, but in the end Mr. Risley was unable to complete the deal and none of the aircraft ever left Japan. Instead, all eleven were repossessed by the US Navy on 23 January 1979 and ten were subsequently broken up for scrap. The eleventh Tracker (ex 4108) went to South Korea for display at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul. This photo is copyright © Masahiro Yamasaki, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 March 2019, and has since been viewed 1050 times. |