S2F/S-2 Tracker | |
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An S-2A from VS-29 | |
Role | Anti-submarine warfare aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Grumman |
First flight | 4 December 1952 |
Introduction | February 1954 |
Status | Active service in Argentine Naval Aviation |
Primary users | United States Navy (historical) Royal Canadian Navy (historical) Royal Australian Navy (historical) Argentine Navy |
Number built | 1,284 |
Variants | Conair Firecat |
Developed into | Grumman C-1 Trader Grumman E-1 Tracer |
The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventional design — propeller-driven with twin radial engines, a high wing that could be folded for storage on aircraft carriers, and tricycle undercarriage. The type was exported to a number of navies around the world. Introduced in 1952, the Tracker and its E-1 Tracer derivative saw service in the U.S. Navy until the mid-1970s, and its C-1 Trader derivative until the mid-1980s, with a few aircraft remaining in service with other air arms into the 21st century. Argentina and Brazil are the last countries to still use the Tracker.
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