S-2A Aircraft Arrives to be Displayed at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum

The Snow Aeronautical model S-2A, built in 1959, was one of the earliest ag airplanes designed and built by Leland Snow, the late founder of Air Tractor, Inc. Last week, the S-2A arrived at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, where it will live permanently in the National Agricultural Aviation Museum exhibit. The S-2A will be stored until the museum is ready to place the aircraft in the museum’s agricultural aviation exhibit area.

Air Tractor has stated that thousands of dollars in donations and countless hours of effort went into restoring and overhauling the S-2A’s fuselage components, including the landing gear, instrument panel, and other subassembly components.

Since its restoration, the aircraft has been displayed at various airshows, including AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., in July 2022; the 2021 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo; and most recently, at Air Tractor’s Founder’s Day on May 31, where the company celebrated its 50th anniversary.