Aircraft Photo of C-GABC | Conair CS2F Firecat | Conair Aviation | AirHistory.net #825643
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GABC
Fleet number:67
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Version:Conair CS2F Firecat
Manufacturers:De Havilland Canada / Conair
C/n (msn):DH-90 (011)
Operator Titles:Conair Aviation
Location
City / Airport:AbbotsfordMap
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYXX   IATA: YXX   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 April 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 825643
Photo Comment

Delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy as CS2F-1 1591 in 1960. Withdrawn from use in 1971. Sold as C-GABC in 1975. To Field Aviation in 1977 and converted to a firebomber. To Conair Aviation in 1981 and converted to a Conair Firecat in 1983. Withdrawn from use at Abbotsford in 2012. Preserved at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB from 2013.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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