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Did the US High Command also deploy such planes to fight against the Luftwaffe in the skies over the European Mainland?

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/61468181@N04] No this was used just in the Pacific

Grumman US-2B Tracker 136450 NAS Miramar Base Flight, ‘MIRAMAR’ across tailplane and side number 450. February 1974. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker BuNo 136450 Converted to US-2B. 1970: HEDRON FMFPAC as WZ-9. 1974: NAS Miramar Base Flight as 450. 1975: VX-4 as XF-000. 1975-76: NAS Miramar Base Flight as 450. March 22, 1977: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Assigned five digit MASDC Process Control Number (PCN): 1S664. March 14, 1984. One of many sold off that year to Allied Aircraft Sales, Tucson AZ. Subsequently scrapped and salvaged.

USS Randolph (CVS-15) with S2F-3 (S-2D under the 1962 designation system) Trackers of Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS) 26 "Lucky Tigers" and 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58, circa 1961–1962. Identifiable aircraft are, left to right: BuNos 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. Grumman S2F-3 Tracker 148749 VS-36 'Gray Wolves' Side number 36 Grumman S2F-3 Tracker 147872 VS-26 'Lucky Tigers' Side number 26 Grumman S2F-3 Tracker 147537 VS-26 'Lucky Tigers' Side number 27 Grumman S2F-3 Tracker 148881 VS-36 'Gray Wolves' Side number 38 Grumman S2F-3 Tracker 148882 VS-36 'Gray Wolves' Side number 39 Codes AV of CVSG-58. Carrier Antisubmarine Air Group 58. CVS-15 USS Randolph. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 147537 1962: VS-26 as AV-27. Converted to US-2D. 1972: NAS Jacksonville Base Flight. Code 7C November 16, 1972: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Five digit Process Control Number (PCN): 1S378. Departed: Feb. 21, 1978. To Allied Aircraft/ United Aeronautical Corporation Tucson compound Arizona. As of year 2022, still in existence at United Aeronautical Corporation Tucson compound Arizona. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 148749 ……………………………………… 1969: RAW-86 as 6S-xx. October 24, 1969: Put into storage at Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) Arizona. Process Control Number (PCN): 1S190. Departed: Feb. 4, 1976. To Allied Aircraft/ United Aeronautical Corporation Tucson compound Arizona. As of year 2022, still in existence at United Aeronautical Corporation Tucson compound Arizona. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 147872 VS-30 as AR-23. 1961-1962 VS-36 as AV-26. 5/1967: Put into storage at MASDC Arizona. Converted to US-2D. 1970: PMTC as 30. 10/1973: Converted to ES-2D. 1975-78: PMTC as 30. 1980: PMTC. 3/1980: Put back into storage at MASDC/AMARC Arizona. As of year 2022, still in existence at United Aeronautical Corporation Tucson compound Arizona. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 147881 1964: VS-36 as AV-38. 4/1/1964: April 1, 1964. Written off. www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/S-2.html www.forgottenprops.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/s2-tracker-1... Grumman S2F-3 (S-2D) Tracker BuNo 147882 1965: VS-36 as AV-39. Converted to US-2D. Converted to S-2G? NARTU Alameda as 6G-153. 1974-76: NAS North Island Base Flight as 882. January 15, 1976: To the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 1S588. 18 January 1984: To United Aeronautical Corporation, Tucson, AZ. As of year 2023: Still in existence in the scrapyard with many other hulks. www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/8078395004 147882 Grumman US-2D Tracker msn 22C North Island Grumman US-2D Tracker 147882. MSN 22C. ‘NORTH ISLAND’ across tailplane. 882 on nose. North Island Naval Station, San Diego Bay, California. October 2, 1974.