GRUMMAN S-2 TRACKER
Bu. 153559 to 153582
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153559
- 1968: VS-39 as AW-10.
- 1971: VS-28 as AC-224.
- 1/31/1976: Struck off charge at NARF Jacksonville, FL.
- Possibly sold to another Air Force?
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153560
- 1968: VS-32 as AT-32.
- 1968: VS-39 as AW-00.
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1976: VS-37 as NH-700.
- 8/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1983: Sold to the Peruvian Navy as AA-545.
- 1997: Withdrawn from use.
- Currently preserved in a public park in Lima.
- Since salvaged?
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153561
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1968: VS-34 as AW-34.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-41.
- 1971: VS-27 as AU-227.
- 11/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1990: Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153562
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1968: VS-34 as AW-35.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-31.
- VS-27 as AU-41.
- 1972: VS-31 as AU-332.
- 1975-76: VS-37 as NH-710.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1984: Sold to the Peruvian Navy as AA-543.
- 1997: Withdrawn from use.
- Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153563
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1971: VS-27 as AU-225.
- 1974-75: VS-31 as AG-xx4.
- 1976: VS-37 as NH-705.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1990: Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153564
- 1968: VS-34 as AW-37.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-23.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-36.
- 1/31/1976: Struck off charge at NARF Jacksonville, FL.
- Possibly sold to another Air Force?
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153565
- 1968: VS-34 as AW-42.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-21.
- 2/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 3/1977: Sold to the Argentine Navy as 0702.
- 1978: 2-AS-23.
- 1993: Converted to S-2UP IAI Turbo Tracker.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153566
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- VS-24 as AU-110.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-30.
- 1974: VS-24 as AC-613.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 4/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 854.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
*Was preserved at the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum. - 9/1992: Sold to a private dealer in West Sale, Victoria.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153567
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1972: VS-24 as AU-116.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 4/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 855.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
- 9/1992: Sold to a private dealer in West Sale, Victoria.
- 2/1994: Sold to Kangan Institute of TAFE as a ground trainer.
- Currently preserved at the Vietnam Veterans Museum in Newhaven, Victoria.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153568
- Delivered to U.S. Navy.
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- Assigned to VS-27 as AU-223.
- Transferred to VS-24 as AC-155, 1974.
- Recoded as AR-102?, 1975.
- Transferred into storage at the AMARC bone yard, May 1975.
- Transferred to the Argentine Navy for spare parts as 0862/2-AS-29.
- Currently preserved at the Santa Romana Museum, San Luis.
Grumman S-2E Tracker/Bu. 153568/AU-223 of VS-27.
[Source: U.S. Navy Photo]
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153569
- 1968: VS-22 as xx-16.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-22.
- 2/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 1978: Sold to the Argentine Navy as 0703.
- 1978: 2-AS-24.
- 5/5/1982: Preformed an unsuccessful torpedo attack on HMS Onyx off the Falklands, the only true known ASW use of the entire Tracker series.
*1995: Converted to S-2UP IAI Turbo Tracker. - 11/12/1996: Written off in a hard landing at Espora AB.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153570
- 1971: VS-28 as AC-221.
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1972: VS-27 as AU-224.
- 1975: ? as AC-105.
- 6/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- Sold on the civilian market and registered as N524DF and N427DF.
- Was a fire bomber with the California DFFP.
- Converted to Marsh S-2F3AT.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153571
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-10.
- 1971: VS-24 as AU-114.
- 8/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1990: Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153572
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-20.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-14.
- 1970: VS-27 as AU-225.
- 1970-71: VS-24 as AU-117.
- 1972: VS-27 as AU-225.
- 1/7/1975: Struck off charge at NARF Jacksonville, FL.
- Possibly sold to another Air Force?
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153573
- 1971: VS-28 as AC-220.
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 7/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- Sold on the civilian market and registered as N526DF and N435DF.
- Was a fire bomber with the California DFFP.
- Converted to Marsh S-2F3AT.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153574
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-40.
- 1971: VS-27 as AU-227.
- 1971: VS-27 as AU-223.
- 1977: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 6/1977: Returned to service.
- 1977-81: PMTC as 22.
- 1981: Struck off charge at NAS Point Mugu, CA.
- Dumped at NAS Point Mugu, CA.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153575
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-12.
- 1971: VS-24 as AU-112.
- 1974-75: VS-31 as AG-x3x.
- 1976: ? as AR-112.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 5/1990: Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153576
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-42.
- 1969: VS-24 as AU-11.
- 1971: VS-24 as AU-111.
- 12/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 4/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 856.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
*9/1992: Sold to a private dealer in West Sale, Victoria.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153577
- VS-30 as AR-123.
- 1974: ? as AT-335.
- 12/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 3/1977: Sold to the Argentine Navy as 0704.
- 1978: 2-AS-25.
- 2000: Converted to S-2UP IAI Turbo Tracker. Work not completed?
- Put into storage at Espora AB.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153578
- 1969: VS-27 as AU-32.
- 1971: VS-27 as AU-221.
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 8/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 4/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 857.
- VS-816.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
*9/1992: Sold to a private dealer in West Sale, Victoria.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153579
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1972: VS-24 as AU-114.
- 1974-75: VS-31 as AG-x33.
- 1976: ? as xx-103.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- Sold on the civilian market and registered as N527DF and N434DF.
- Was a fire bomber with the California DFFP.
- Converted to Marsh S-2F3AT.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153580
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1971: VS-24 as AU-115.
- 1972-73: VS-31 as AU-330.
- 1974: VS-31 as AG-930.
- 12/1975: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 3/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 858, as just a non-flying spare parts source.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
*1995: Salvaged.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153581
- 1970: V-22 as AT-114.
- 1971: VS-28 as AC-230.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 3/1977: Sold to the Argentine Navy as 0705.
- 1978: 2-AS-26.
- 11/26/1990: Crashed near Espora AB. 3 crewmen were killed.
- Wreck dumped at Bahia Blanca AB.
Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker/Bu. 153582
- Upgraded to S-2G.
- 1971: VS-22 as AT-115.
- 1/1976: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
- 3/1977: Sold to the Australian Navy as S-2G 859.
- 8/12/1984: Struck off charge.
*Currently preserved at the HMAS Albatross Museum, Nowra, NSW.
