Canadian-made CS2F-2 Tracker on static display at Base Borden Military Museum

The Grumman S-2 Tracker is an American twin-engine anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed for the United States Navy. Although still in active service in South America, the S-2 has been retired elsewhere, and a number of aircraft are now on public display.

Argentina

Australia

Grumman S-2G Tracker 844 in flight at the Tracker re-union at HARS, in October 2019
Airworthy
On display
S-2G Tracker 153582 on display in 2015

Brazil

Canada

CS2F-2 Tracker 1577 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario

Italy

Japan

S2F-1 at Kanoya Air Field, Kanoya, Kagoshima

Netherlands

South Korea

An S-2 Tracker on display at the War Memorial of Korea

Turkey

TCB-877, at the Istanbul Aviation Museum.

United States

S2F-1 (S-2A)

US-2A

US-2B

US-2B at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum

S2F-3 (S-2D)

S-2D Tracker at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

S2F-3S (S-2E)

Uruguay

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