
Aircraft | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 August 2023, and has since been viewed 470 times. |