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On the right: Grumman S-2E Tracker 149259 VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 33. Coded NU of CVSG-55 (Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Group 55) CVS-10 USS Yorktown. 1966. Behind that: Grumman S-2E Tracker VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 34. With engines running: Grumman S-2E Tracker. Possibly BuNo 152340 of VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 39. From 1961-68, VS-23 ‘Black Cats’ and VS-25 Golden Eagles were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to USS Yorktown. CVSG-55 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam War deployments: 23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965 6 January - 27 July 1966 28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968

THIS AIRCRAFT IS STILL FLYING AS OF YEAR 2023. Grumman S-2E Tracker 151640 VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 38. Code NU of CVSG-55 (Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Group 55) www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 151640 Delivered to U.S. Navy. Assigned to VS-25 as NU-38, 1964-1965. Transferred to VS-33 as NT-135 May 18, 1973: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Five digit Process Control Number (PCN): 1S401. Departed: February 17, 2000. United Aeronautical Corporation, Tucson, AZ. Sold on the civilian market and registered as N513DF and N438DF. 22 August 1996. To USDA Forestry Service, Mather, CA with new c/r N513DF. 1 September 1998. Civil registration, N513DF, cancelled. Remanufactured as a turbo prop powered S-2F3AT by Marsh Aviation. New construction number, 0229-003 assigned to the airframe. 1 February 2000. Certificate of airworthiness for N438DF {2} (S-2F3AT, 151640) issued. To USDA Forest Service Fepp, McClellan, CA. Based at California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, McClellan Sacramento airport Sacramento, CA. Operated as ‘CAL FIRE’ Tanker Number 85. S-2F3AT N438DF FAA Certificate Issue Date: 02/01/2000 FAA Certificate Expiration Date: 07/31/2029

THESE THREE AIRCRAFT ALL WENT TO THE TURKISH AIR FORCE Grumman S-2E Tracker 151651 VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 32. Grumman S-2E 150601 VS-25. Side number 35. Grumman S-2E 151639 VS-25. Side number 37. Codes NU of CVSG-55 (Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Group 55) Assigned to CVS-10 USS Yorktown. 1966. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 151639 …………………………... VS-28 as NS-30. 1969: VS-29 as NS-206. 1970: VS-35 as NS-xx. June 30,1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Process Control Number (PCN): 1S232. Departed: July 10, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 6/1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-639. 301 Filo. Put into storage at Topel Air Base. Perhaps crashed on 7/2/1992? www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 150601 ………………………….. 1970: VS-29 as NS-200. August 20, 1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Process Control Number (PCN): 1S246. Departed: June 27, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 2/1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-601. 301 Filo. 9/16/1996: Withdrawn from use. Put into storage at Topel Air Base. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 151651 …………………………….. 1966-68: VS-29 as NS-32. 1970: VS-35 as NS-301. August 21,1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Five digit Process Control Number (PCN): 1S247. Departed: July 09, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-651. 301 Filo. Withdrawn from use. Put into storage at Topel AB.

THESE THREE AIRCRAFT ALL WENT TO THE TURKISH AIR FORCE Grumman S-2E Tracker 151651 VS-25 ‘Golden Eagles’. Side number 32. Grumman S-2E 150601 VS-25. Side number 35. Grumman S-2E 151639 VS-25. Side number 37. Codes NU of CVSG-55 (Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Group 55) Assigned to CVS-10 USS Yorktown. 1966. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 151639 …………………………... VS-28 as NS-30. 1969: VS-29 as NS-206. 1970: VS-35 as NS-xx. June 30, 1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Process Control Number (PCN): 1S232. Departed: July 10, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 6/1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-639. 301 Filo. Put into storage at Topel Air Base. Perhaps crashed on 7/2/1992? www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 150601 ………………………….. 1970: VS-29 as NS-200. August 20, 1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Process Control Number (PCN): 1S246. Departed: June 27, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 2/1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-601. 301 Filo. 9/16/1996: Withdrawn from use. Put into storage at Topel Air Base. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker BuNo 151651 …………………………….. 1966-68: VS-29 as NS-32. 1970: VS-35 as NS-301. August 21, 1970: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Five digit Process Control Number (PCN): 1S247. Departed: July 09, 1984 for Foreign Military Sale. (FMS) 1987: Sold to the Turkish Navy as TCB-651. 301 Filo. Withdrawn from use. Put into storage at Topel AB.