| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 136641 |
| Alternate Serial: | 6641 |
| Military Code: | D-436 |
| Other Marks: | 1S719 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman TS-2A Tracker |
| C/n (msn): | 550 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VT-28 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 October 1984 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 716630 |
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Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 136641. Converted to an S2F-1T. Redesignated as a TS-2A in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, CA in 1978. Sold to the California Department of Forestry as N427DF in 1985 and converted to a firebomber. Operated by Hemet Valley Flying Service from 1988. Destroyed in a fatal crash when it hit trees while on a fire fighting mission at Railroad Flat, CA in 1992. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 August 2024, and has since been viewed 99 times. |