c/n 589, N68039

[Doug Johnson]

3 pictures check your albums. Please do an internet search maybe you'll come up with one I couldn't find, I need all the help I can get.

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c/n 589, built 04/63 as U-10B s/n 63-8096 for USAF 04/63, t/n "38096" USAF accepted 04/63, US Air Force Special Operations Command, 1^st Air Commando Wing, 317^th Special Operations Squadron (Code AO), Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #9 (Hurlburt Field) FL until 05/67, USAF Southern Command, 24^th Special Operations Wing, 605^th Air Commando Squadron, Howard AFB, Panama Canal Zone until '?, USAF CA Air National Guard, 129^th Special Operations Group, Hayward Airport, CA until 02/72, USAF Air Materiel Command, Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ until 11/74, declared excess struck off charge 04/76, released as N68039 University of AZ sold '77, Jack Freeman Kenai, AK pending reg expired, not registered reported as sold '78, unknown person ,reg cancelled '13 fate unknown

Anyone have a picture as N68039 in civilian Livery.

Anyone know what happened to this Helio, probably parts then scrapped ?

[Doug Johnson]

added picture of 589 and a flock of other Helios at Davis-Monthan

just noticed tail in background of #1238, The prototype H-291 sn 1 N9757 that was converted to  U-10D (66-14336), N9757 was reused when sold as for surplus as a model H-291.

Have no other picture of it. 

[Steve Williams]

Placed in storage at MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 26FEB72 and allocated PCN (Production Control Number) HJ016. Donated to University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service and departed 09APR76, becoming N68039.

[Doug Johnson]

I added picture #2 to the photo queue above.

It is at Davis-Monthan with Helio c/n 558 in the background.

I'm asking again anyone have a picture as N68039 in civilian Livery.

Anyone know what happened to this Helio, probably parts then scrapped ?