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    Airframe Family: Grumman S2F/S-2/C-121 Tracker / TF/C-1 Trader / WF/E-1 Tracer
    Latest Model:Firecat
    Last Military Serial:136451 USN
    Construction Number:360
    Last Civil Registration:C-FEFK
    Compressed ID:Conair Firecat sn 136451 USN cn 360...
    Latest Owner or Location:Abbotsford International Airport (East Side), Abbotsford, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S-2A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 136451.

    14 September 1982

    To Roy D. Reagan/Reagan Enterprises Inc, Chico, CA with new c/r N3231H.

    15 February 1983

    Civil registration, N3231H, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    1983

    To Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford BC with new c/r C-GVEP.

    May 1983

    Converted to a Firecat by Conair.
    New construction number, 014, assigned to the airframe.

    12 June 1983

    To Securite Civile, Marseille, France with new c/r F-GDSY.

    Operated as fire service #T5.

    From July 1983 to 1990

    To Securite Civile, Marseille France with new c/r F-ZBEH {1}.

    22 March 1989

    To Conair Group Inc, Abbotsford, BC with new c/r C-FEFK.

    Operated as fire service #74.

    Circa June 2000


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: C-FEFK - Firecat - Conair in June 2000

    11 July 2006


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: One of the Firecat pilots gave me a guided tour of his Firebomber. Tanker 74 is an ex US Navy TS-2A Tracker, Bu.136451- now regd C-FEFK. Its at Abbotsford, British Columbia

    By 3 July 2012

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Abbotsford International Airport (East Side), Abbotsford, BC.
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    Transport Canada
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     Terry Fletcher
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