F-89 to get a new home

Hal B · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:42 am

aerocapture wrote:

Hey Hal, I finally got signed up here... Dave Lowrance and I will be tagging along as well to film and photography the project - Lyle

Hi Lyle,
Good; at least we'll get the project documented properly

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:33 am

I could use some help with this F-89. Where is it currently located?

Mike

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:33 am

DOUBLE POST

Hal B · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:46 pm

mrhenniger wrote:

I could use some help with this F-89. Where is it currently located?

Mike

Helena, Montana. It was formerly used by the tech. school as an instructional airframe...

Steve Crewdog · **Joined:** Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 52

btw, here's a couple videos of F-89s in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP7Oxx8AY2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE4PTpb7 ... re=related

Hal B · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:03 pm

Recovery/Restoration blog is up... http://f89restoration.blogspot.com/

tex-fan · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:46 am

OK i have to ask. on wikimapia there is a F-102 ; http://wikimapia.org/#lat=46.6046684&lo ... on-display right next to the F-89, are there any plans for the F-102??????????

Hal B · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:36 am

tex-fan wrote:

OK i have to ask. on wikimapia there is a F-102 ; http://wikimapia.org/#lat=46.6046684&lo ... on-display right next to the F-89, are there any plans for the F-102??????????

That's an old aerial shot. The Scorpion is presently located east of the school on the paved strip with all the whitish looking concrete squares. The EC-121 still parked at the school; but I couldn't see the 102, even from the air. Don't know where it wandered off to...

tex-fan · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:14 am

Thanks Hal B , at least yall got the F-89, good job!

Hal B · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:42 pm

Well, the trailers are all loaded with the tools and transport stands; just have to hitch up and go in the morning. Sounds like it might be a little chilly over in Helena for a few days...

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:08 pm

Hal B wrote:

Well, the trailers are all loaded with the tools and transport stands; just have to hitch up and go in the morning. Sounds like it might be a little chilly over in Helena for a few days...

Hal,

If you don't mind, could you upload a photo or two from the move?

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Photo Upload - Northrop F-89J Scorpion, s/n 53-2453 USAF, c/r N16565

If anyone has any earlier photos they would like to share please consider uploading them as well. You can use the same link.

The airframe dossier can be viewed here...

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Northrop F-89J Scorpion, s/n 53-2453 USAF, c/r N16565

Mike

Hal B · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:38 pm

tex-fan wrote:

OK i have to ask. on wikimapia there is a F-102 ; http://wikimapia.org/#lat=46.6046684&lo ... on-display right next to the F-89, are there any plans for the F-102??????????

Sounds like the -102 went from Helena to Great Falls, back to Helena (a little .gov involvement here) and FINALLY back to Great Falls...

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52 pm

Is this the same airfield/tech school where the EC-121 is located? It would be nice to have an update on her too.

Cheers,
Richard

Hal B · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:29 pm

RMAllnutt wrote:

Is this the same airfield/tech school where the EC-121 is located? It would be nice to have an update on her too.

Cheers,
Richard

Yeah, the -121 is still sitting at the school. Rumor I heard was that it would be moved down to the pad recently vacated by the Scorpion for the required work before flying it out.

Shay · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:49 pm

Great news on the Scorpian. Hopefully the blog will continue to follow it's restoration.

Shay
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