Photographer: Masumi Wada

Flying over Downsview, Ontario, DND photo.

Under MDAP Italy had received the PV-2 Harpoon for the anti-submarine role, but sought more modern equipment in the form of P-2 Neptunes. Instead, the US offered Trackers which would have the advantage of commonality with USN S2F-1s already operating with the 6th Fleet. Delivered from 1957, this example was one of the original six assigned to Napoli. They were always land-based and were progressively withdrawn through the 1970s as the Breguet Atlantic was introduced. The former USN Bu Aer number was adopted as the MM serial. The last Italian Tracker was grounded in August 1978.

Photo by Hideki Nagakubo.

Photo by Isao Miyamoto.

Seen here, readied for deployment on active service during the wildfire season, at the Aero Union base on the municipal airport at Chico. Built for the US Navy as S2F-1 BuNo 133224, later redesignated TS-2A. Previously carried the CDF tail number "71". Withdrawn from use by late 2006 and retired to the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, California where it was put on static display.

The Museo Storico AM, reopened on june 16, 2023 as MUSAM after restyling.

Photographer: Toshiyuki Toda.

Canada's first Tracker, with MAD boom extended and radome lowered. Delivered to DHC as a pattern and test aircraft in May 1954, serialled X-500. Transferred to the RCN 13 Dec 1954 as 1500 (carried below the tailfin in this photo) and loaned back to DHC. Returned to the RCN 18 Dec 1955 as 1501. Converted to CS2F-1 standard, f/f as such 8 Jan 1957. Eventually to the Shearwater Aviation Museum for display. Often incorrectly quoted as ex BuNo 136519, but its identity is in fact unknown. Sources say that this aircraft was assembled by DHC from sections supplied by Grumman, in which case it may never have received a Grumman c/n. Tracker production numbers support this claim. Photo from: Department of National Defence (Canada)

This unit was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Sicily.

Originally built for USN with Bureau Number 136739. Transferred to JMSDF 31 January 1959. All of the JMSDF S2F-1s displayed the USN Bureau Number under the horizonal stabilizer.

Originally built for USN as Bureau Number 136743. Transferred to the JMSDF on 12 March 1959. Photographer A. Watanabe.

Originally built for USN with Bureau Number 144707. Transferred to the JMSDF 20 June 1959. The JMSDF operated a total of 60 S2F-1 a/c, with the last retiring 30 March 1984.