| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Fleet number: | 70 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| C/n (msn): | 654 |
| Operator Titles: | California Department of Forestry - CDF |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hemet - Hemet-RyanMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United StatesAircraft Map |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHMT IATA: HMT Local: HMT Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 2010 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 279025 |
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This Tracker never served as an airtanker, and was never officially registered. It is an S2F-1, ex BuA136745, which was delivered to the Japanese Navy on 12 Mar 1959 as 4146. In Oct 1983 it was acquired by Hemet Valley Flying Service as a spares aircraft and stored at at the Hemet-Ryan airtanker base. In 2001 it was restored and placed on display as a memorial. The text on the memorial plaque reads: "Dedicated in memory of Lloyd M. Venable - A pioneer in the aviation industry - Founder of Hemet Valley Flying Service - 1946. Born Oct 3, 1906 - Died Feb 1, 1991." This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 September 2020, and has since been viewed 350 times. |