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    Airframe Family: Grumman S2F/S-2/C-121 Tracker / TF/C-1 Trader / WF/E-1 Tracer
    Latest Model:US-2A Tracker
    Last Military Serial:133251 USN
    Construction Number:G-222
    Last Civil Registration:N412DF
    Compressed ID:Grumman US-2A sn 133251 USN cn G-22...
    Latest Owner or Location:USDA Forest Service Fepp, McClellan, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S2F-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 133251.

    Converted to a S2F-1U.

    Redesignated as US-2A.

    From December 1973 to By 1996

    To California Department. of Forestry, Sacramento, CA with new c/r N412DF.

    Operated as fire service #78.

    14 August 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX412DF (S2F-1 (TS-2A), 222) issued.

    By 1976

    Operated by Aero Union Corporation, Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.
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    Operated as fire service #18.

    Operated as fire service #22.

    9 June 1976

    To State Ca Department Forestry Fire Protec, Sacramento, CA keeping c/r N412DF.

    May 1977


    Photographer: Carl J. waldenmaeir / Eric Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: N412DF - S-2F Tracker - California Dept Forestry at Chico in May 1977

    From By 1978 to By 1990

    Operated by Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA.

    Operated as fire service #78.

    October 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Hemet-Ryan Airport, CA

    From By 1994 to By 1995

    To Serv-Air Inc, Rancho Cordova, CA.

    Operated as fire service #78.

    From By 1996 to By 2006

    Based at California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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    From By 1998 to By 2000

    Operated by San Joaquin Air, Delano, CA.

    Operated as fire service #78.

    From By 2004 to By 2006

    To McClellan Air Park, CA.

    14 August 2006

    To Aerospace Museum of California Foundation, McClellan, CA keeping c/r N412DF.

    14 August 2006

    Based at Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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    11 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR412DF (S2F-1 (TS-2A), 222) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2014

    To USDA Forest Service Fepp, McClellan, CA keeping c/r N412DF.

    31 August 2014


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, CA.

    31 August 2014


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, CA.

    15 December 2018

    Civil registration, N412DF, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Ruud Leeuw.com by Ruud Leeuw
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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