| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-ZBMA |
| Fleet number: | 24 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Conair S-2T Turbo Firecat |
| Manufacturers: | Grumman / Conair |
| C/n (msn): | 461 (021) |
| Operator Titles: | Sécurité Civile |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | La Ferté-AlaisMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFFQ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Le Temps des Hélices 2016 |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 2016 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 276115 |
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Turbo Firecat just starting its demonstration drop. Ex US Navy 136552, withdrawn from use in 1980 and stored. To N4477Z in 1984 and to C-GQCW with Conair the same year. Converted by them to Firecat airtanker and delivered to the Sécurité Civile in June 1985 as F-ZBEX/9 (using F-WDSX as ferry reg). To F-WEOL in Sep 1995 and flown to Conair in Canada. Stored at Abbotsford awaiting conversion to Turbo Firecat. Became C-GFZG in May 2000 for testing and re-delivered as Turbo Firecat F-ZBMA/24 in Jun 2002 (again using F-WEOL as ferry reg). This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2020, and has since been viewed 404 times. |