I believe this is a Grumman Widgeon? Correct me if I’m wrong. National Air and Space Museum

Row after row of S2 Trackers. These planes were spared from the smelter (for now anyway) to support the current S2s in service as fire bombers.

Sorry for the fence, but I couldn’t help getting shots of this derelict S2.

Another Albatross waiting to be melted down, just outside of Davis Monthan AFB near Tucson, AZ

A heap of metal is getting ready for the smelter, just off base near Davis Monthan AFB

E2 Trackers sitting in the desert. They are used as a supply for parts, to keep the fleet of converted fire tankers active.

If I remember correctly, this is at the National Naval Aviation Museum

Oct 1998, my brother (Right) and I were VIPs on the USS Constellation CV64, while at sea. Obviously, we were a couple of feet from air opps. Ill look for more pictures. Never forget this opportunity.

In 1998, a distant cousin was leaving the Navy as a Rear Admiral. Before he left, he invited some family members aboard an active aircraft carrier. This Greyhound is what we flew aboard the carrier in. Sitting backw…

Highly recommend visiting the US Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola