| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N442DF |
| Fleet number: | 70 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman S-2 Tracker |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman S-2A(AT) Tracker |
| C/n (msn): | 255 |
| Operator Titles: | California Department of Forestry - CDF |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | RamonaMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: RNM Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1987 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 803321 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the US Navy as S2F-1 133284. Redesignated as an S2F-1T then a TS-2A in 1962. To the California Department of Forestry as N442DF in 1974 and stored at Fresno, CA. Converted to a firebomber and made operational by 1985. Destroyed in a fatal midair collision with N450DF while fire bombing near Hopland, CA in 2001. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 April 2025, and has since been viewed 29 times. |