Aircraft Photo of F-ZBAT | Conair S-2 Firecat | Sécurité Civile | AirHistory.net #383495
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-ZBAT
Fleet number:T3
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman S-2 Tracker
Aircraft Version:Conair S-2 Firecat
Manufacturers:De Havilland Canada / Conair
C/n (msn):DH-29
Operator Titles:Sécurité Civile
Location
City / Airport:Marseille - ProvenceMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFML   IATA: MRS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1984
Photo from:René Buschmann Collection
Photo ID: 383495
Photo Comment

This aircraft was w/o on 24 September 1990. It departed Calvi airport (Corsica) on a fire fighting mission. While flying at low height and fighting a fire, it struck the slope of a mountain located near Calenzana. The pilot was killed in the accident.

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