Aircraft Photo of C-GYQI | Conair S-2 Firecat | Conair Aviation | AirHistory.net #825711
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GYQI
Fleet number:570
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Version:Conair S-2 Firecat
Manufacturers:Grumman / Conair
C/n (msn):424 (030)
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: 825711
Photo Comment

Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 136515 in 1957. Converted to a US2F-1. Redesignated as a US-2B in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1981. Sold to Conair Aviation as C-GYQI in 1988 and converted to a Conair Firecat. Withdrawn from use at Abbotsford in 2005. Dismantled by 2010. Fuselage used for training by Frazer Valley University at Abbotsford by 2014.

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