Starfighter lifted, lowered, gear down and locked pics

Tom H · **Posted:** Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:12 pm

Lifted out of the cradle, gear down and locked....next its off to stripping

Our volunteer team has done a great job in a short period of time getting safely ready
for this moment.....

Thanks to EZ Pickens for a great operator and a great deal

And our great team of volunteers and staff

Thomas Hinderks
Executive Director
Alberta Aviation Museum

DH82EH · **Posted:** Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:30 pm

Congratulations to you and your team!
Such an exciting time in this project. Thanks for keeping us posted.
I like the choice and the reasoning for the final scheme, she'll look fantastic.

Andy Scott

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:46 am

Nice to see it arrived safely. please keep us posted on the restoration

Tom H · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:01 am

Thanks everyone

We are pushing to have a major roll out ceremony this summer!

I think this is the first time we have started a restoration or this scale with an undamaged, complete airframe! It certainly makes life easier and faster.

Thanks Tom

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:11 am

Are there any paint shops on the field there anymore, Tom?

Tom H · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:32 am

Dan Jones wrote:

Are there any paint shops on the field there anymore, Tom?

No not anymore

Sasquatch · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:14 pm

What country are those markings for, please?

Up here at Paine Field, I see a set of wings by the old alert hangars that have the same markings, and may even be F-104 wings.

--Tom

flightsimer · **Posted:** Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:49 pm

Was this the the starfighter that was on controller for a while that was stored in New Jersey previously flown by Germany?

Tom H · **Posted:** Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:52 am

Morning all

The markings are Dutch and the aircraft came direct to us from Holland

thanks Tom

See you at Mutual Concerns

K3MSB · **Posted:** Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:20 am

Very nice Tom!

I really look forward to seeing her after the paint shop!

PreservedAC · **Joined:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:09 pm **Posts:** 63

Many thanks for these photos

TF-104G starfighter D-5805 spend some time at the Wings of Liberation museum in Best (near Eindhoven) in the Netherlands
A few years back the museum content focused on WW2 and "Market Garden"
The other F-104G and the Mig-21 were sold. The TF-104G was returned to the Dutch airforce (legal owner)
It has been in storage at Soesterberg airbase since

TF-104G Starfighter, D-5805 (RNLAF) on Flickr

Mig-21 facing D-5805 and in the back is 'KG+101'

Mig-21UM Fishbed, 3036 ("SOVIET AF") on Flickr

Photoset : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 208228121/

Looking forward on the restoration progress

Regards
Johan

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