(Design 55) Grumman XTB2F-1

[archipeppe]

I hope you are not serious !!!
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Even if the XTB2F isn't the direct ancestor of the actual S-2 Tracker, they clearly share a sort of "family feeling":

 

[nfilippone]

Another hint of its provenance is all the Grumman aircraft parked in the background of the second photo! But you were all much faster than I. Nick

 

[VictorXL188]

I hope you are not serious !!!
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Even if the XTB2F isn't the direct ancestor of the actual S-2 Tracker, they clearly share a sort of "family feeling":

Here's the overlay of the XTB2F GA, with the S-2 Tracker shown as the darker area. Source; Naval Fighters 101: Grumman S-2 Tracker Part One, Development, Testing, Variants and Foreign Users, written by this forum's own Tommy Thomason and Robert J Kowalski