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ORAC
15th May 2017, 14:57
Alert 5 » Taiwan?s S-2T to make final flight - Military Aviation News (http://alert5.com/2017/05/15/taiwans-s-2t-to-make-final-flight/)

The last remaining combat-code S-2Ts in Asia will soon fade into history. The Republic of China Air Force will fly the Grumman submarine hunter for the last time on May 18.

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Grumman S-2 Tracker (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_S-2_Tracker)

sandiego89
15th May 2017, 18:23
A good run for a design that first flew in 1952! (Yes I realize the turbo mods came much later) but still a good run considering these airframes came off the line in the 1960's.

West Coast
15th May 2017, 18:32
If allowed, there might be a few more years left in the old gal, firefighting work.