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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:12133 CAF
    Construction Number:DHC-032
    Last Civil Registration:F-ZBAU
    Compressed ID:Conair Firecat sn 12133 CAF cn DHC-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Musee de l Aviation, Saint Victoret, Bouches-du-Rhone

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CS2F-1 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Navy with s/n 1533.

    June 1970

    New serial number assigned: 12133 CAF

    12 November 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Canadian Armed Forces.

    From 28 September 1972 to After 1976

    To Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources with new c/r CF-OPW.

    Operated as fire service #56.

    1980

    To Conair with new c/r C-FOPW.

    By June 1981


    Photographer: Unknown

    By May 1982

    Converted to a Firecat by Conair.

    May 1982

    To Securite Civile with new c/r F-WZLQ.

    Operated as fire service #T-2.

    From 24 May 1982 to After 2002

    To unknown owner with c/r F-ZBAU.

    Operated as fire service #T2.

    October 2008

    Placed on display with Musee de L Aviation, Saint Victoret, Bouches-Du-Rhone.
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    25 May 2013


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: At the Musee De L Aviation at Saint Victoret, Marseille, South of France

    13 May 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Saint Victoret, France
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Military Out of Service 2018 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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