Grumman S-2F Tracker

Product code 9788831993128

Grumman


Series Italian Aviation Series 32

Publisher/Brand Aviation Collectibles Company

No. Pages 64

Version Soft cover

Language Italian/English

Category Aviationbooks

Subcategory Rest of Europe » Italy

Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.


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Product description

The twin engine Grumman S-2F Tracker was born as an embarked antisubmarine airplane. The US supplied important quantities on MDAP account to allied nations and Italy also obtained a good number. Nicknamed "Stoof" contraction of the acronym "S-two-F" the first Trackers arrived in our country to replace the Harpoons. The first six  Trackers arrived on March 6, 1957 and for many years, the small Grumman conventional aircraft formed the backbone of the anti-submarine fleet, while, under the control of MarinAvia, the "owner" of the airplanes was Air Force while the operational control was up to the Navy. The Tracker ended its operational career on August 31, 1978, being replaced by the French Breguet Atlantic. In this new monograph, belonging to "Italian Aviation Series", the development of the aircraft, the service in Italy and the technical details are told; a useful chapter on modeling concludes the monograph.

78 black and white photographs

42 color photographs

4 color profiles

6 images in the modeling chapter

64 pages plus cover - A4 format

Bilingual Italian and English text