Aircraft Photo of C-GWUP | Conair CS2F Firecat | Conair Aviation | AirHistory.net #825656
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GWUP
Fleet number:68
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-19 (012)
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: 825656
Photo Comment

Delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy as CS2F-1 1520 in 1957. Withdrawn from use by 1976. To Field Aviation as C-GWUP 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 Withdrawn from use at Abbotsford by 2009. Still there in 2014. Scrapped.

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

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