Who knew that this free airshow would also be the last for Idaho’s Pocatello Airport?
Click pics to make bigger, photos by AAron B. Hutchins:
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- Put into USN service in 1954, in 1962 the Navy changed its designation to S-2 Tracker.
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- The Tracker retired from U.S. military service in 1976. At last word, it’s still used by Argentina & Brazil.
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- Looking forward.
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- Looking aft.
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- Wright R-1820-82WA radial engine, 1525 hp (1137 kW)
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- Strong legs for landing a 20-thousand pounds+ (9071.8kg+) aircraft on aircraft carriers.
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- Outboard side.
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- Inboard side.
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- Looking forward in the main landing gear wheel well.
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- Looking rearward.
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- Large external hinges for folding the wings. I have a couple of kits of this plane and I don’t think they depict these noticeable hinges, very well anyway.
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- This privately owned Grumman is painted in the colors of the utility/transport version. The USN converted many armed S2F-1s to unarmed US-2Bs.
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- Have fun trying to string the wire antennae on your model.
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- Seems to be missing the hook, but the tail bumper wheel is present.
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- The combat version could carry 4800 lb (2200 kg) of torpedoes, bombs, depth charges and mines.
Pocatello Airport: 
MIG-15 UTI & MIG-17