Aircraft Photo of 53-2465 / 32604 | Northrop F-89J Scorpion | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #594754
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:53-2465
Alternate Serial:32604
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop F-89 Scorpion
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop F-89 Scorpion
Aircraft Version:Northrop F-89J Scorpion
C/n (msn):N4796
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:The Happy Hooligans
Location
City / Airport:Fargo - Hector InternationalMap
Region / Country:North Dakota, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KFAR   IATA: FAR   Local: FAR   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1993
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 594754
Photo Comment

On show at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base at Fargo, North Dakota. Painted for display purposes in ND ANG "Happy Hooligans" markings, but with the false serial number 32604. Constructed as an F-86D-55-NO and entered USAF service as 53-2465 with the 63rd FIS. Converted to an F-89J in 1957. Joined 178th FIS, ND ANG in 1958. After retirement, acquired in 1965 by two Fargo business men as a non flying training aid. Returned to the USAF Museum Program in 1975.

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