| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GHPJ |
| Other Marks: | 71 |
| 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): | 509 (022) |
| Operator Titles: | Conair Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1995 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 447860 |
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While most Firecats were former Royal Canadian Navy trackers licensed built by De Havilland Canada, there were also a half dozen ex-US Navy S2Fs converted. This Firecat was originally 136600 with the US Navy retired to MASDC in 1980. Acquired by Conair in 1984, the firebomber conversion was completed by 1986. The aircraft was retired in 2012, but remained stored at Abbotsford. The last Conair operated Firecats were scrapped in the summer of 2020. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 March 2022, and has since been viewed 211 times. |