c/n 1240, N60JA

[Doug Johnson]

8 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 1240, built 03/67 as U-10D s/n 66-14338 USAF accepted 03/67, t/n “66-14338” USAF 56^th SOP wing Nakhon Phanom until '?, USAF (Tactical Air Command) 388^th Tactical Fighter Wing Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand until '?, USAF Air Material Command Sacramento Air Materiel Area McClellan AFB CA until 08/70, USAF (Air Defense Command?) 4600th Air Wing Consolidated Line Maintenance Squadron Peterson AFB CO until 06/72, storage MASDC Davis-Monthan AFB AZ until 05/73, USAF Air Materiel Command, Warner-Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins, Georgia '?, Loaned to (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency returned 03/74, USAF Air Materiel Command Davis-Monthan AFB AZ until 11/74 declared excess released from storage 03/76 as N99901, transferred by Aid Excess Property Division, New Cumberland Army Depot, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania to the Summer Institute of Linguistics Jaars NC (Jaars 39^th Helio of 46) converted from U-10D to civilian H-295 configuration using Helio Drawing 295-000-020 and FAA TC Data Sheet 1A8 Rev 21 convert military 120 gal LR fuel system to civilian configuration installed 1700 series cargo door '79, export HC-BGU Ecuador Instituto Linguistico de Verano until '82, dereg export reg N31291 Jaars installed (STC SA1087SO, SA2381SW, SA917SO, SA987SO & SA1086SO) speed mod & baggage pod with 1400 series dorsal fin & rectangular rear windows installed a baggage door and larger tailwheel & tire, to aid in soft field operations installed Rajay/Riley Turbo system later removed at unknown time in '84, dereg export reg HK-3120X '84, rereg HK-3120W Columbia Instituto Linguistico de Verano (Jaars) accident during taxi turn landing gear failed due to improper heat treatment @ unknown area 07/90, transfer '98, dereg export as N60JA Jaars named “Bug Juice” accident taxied into another aircraft @ unknown place 07/01, incident windstorm lifted up on one wing collapsed gear @ Sun 'N Fun FL '11, (dbr) damaged beyond economical repair, reg cancelled 09/13, Jaars salvaged for parts Waxhaw, NC








N60JA's last flight at Sun-N-Fun '11.

[Doug Johnson]

magazine article

[Gordon Cragg]

Some of C/N 1240 are still flying. My cargo door and various attaching parts came from N60JA. Did require a little bit of "repairs" by Jim Metzler. Thanks Jim, I like the door!!
Gordon Cragg

[Doug Johnson 1]

Here are a couple photos recently pointed out to me 1 from Facebook and one from Flicker.

I opened them above as the second and just before the last photo in the queue above.

The first is a photo taken at Davis Monthan 3/74 in US Environmental Protection Agency Livery while in storage there. Photo (c) : Ben Knowles

The second photo was labeled as N60JA's last flight at Sun-N-Fun '11.

[Doug Johnson 1]

Here is a picture that I opened as 1 at the top of the page. It was taken at Peterson AFB while being used as a glider tug 3 months  before being placed in storage at Davis-Montham.

[Doug Johnson]

Here is a pic of 1240, probably after being returned to storage after being loaned to the EPA sometime between 3/74 and 11/74.

I will place it as #3 in the photo queue