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Firecat

Fire-fighter aircraft model by Conair

Productaircraft conversion aircraft modelQ2590647

Also known as Conair Firecat

Manufacturer: Conair Group
Subclass of: Grumman S-2 Tracker
, firefighting airplane

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The Conair Firecat is a fire-fighting aircraft developed in Canada in the 1970s by modifying military surplus Grumman S-2 Trackers. The modifications were developed by the maintenance arm of the Conair Group, which became a separate company called Cascade Aerospace.

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Has use: aerial firefighting
Operator: Conair Group
Saskatchewan
Ontario
France(since 1982) quantity: 14
Exhibition history: Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Canadian Museum of Flight aircraft registration: CF-OPU
Service retirement: 2012
Total produced: 35
Country of origin: Canada

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Freebase ID/m/0btgq9

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