Starfighter lifted, lowered, gear down and locked pics

[Tom H]

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]

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]

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

[Tom H]

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]

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

[Tom H]

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

No not anymore

[Sasquatch]

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]

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

[Tom H]

Morning all

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

thanks Tom

See you at Mutual Concerns

[K3MSB]

Very nice Tom!

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

[PreservedAC]

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