Aerial Firefighters
United States
2015 to 2019
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| On the road again..... Firefighting aircraft can be found across the United States. The more interesting are modifcations of former military aircraft that have already served the country well. The images below are a collection of aircraft discovered while travelling around the country. |
| Grumman AF-2S Guardian (N9994Z painted as 'N9995Z' '21-E') at Pima Air & Space Museum in March 2019. |
Pima Air & Space Museum in March 2019.
Left to right: Grumman AF-2S Guardian (N9994Z painted as 'N9995Z' '21-E'). The first Guardians were delivered for testing in June 1950 before entering service on aircraft carriers in December of that year. Guardians served on Navy carriers until 1955 when the last of them were sent to reserve squadrons before their retirement from military service in 1957. Of the 389 Guardians built only five survived scrapping when purchased for conversion for firefighting. They flew with the Aero Union Corporation in California until 1973.
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar (N13743 '81'). |
Left to right: Douglas DC-7B (N51701 '31'),
Lockheed P-2H Neptune (N14448 '08'). |
| Left to right: Fairchild C-123K Provider (N3142D '63'). |
| Grumman S-2 Tracker (133224 now registered N443DF '84') formally with California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, McClellan AFB. Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa in October 2015. |
