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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
22nd February 1950	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	46-0679
26th March 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2436	Edwards AFB, CA	forced landing due to engine failure	see next entry
10th May 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2436	Edwards AFB, CA	accident due to a ground fire
26th July 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2442	Wright Field, OH	Crashed 8 miles south-southwest of airfield	Pilot was killed
28th September 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89B Scorpion	49-2461	84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Hamilton AFB, CA	belly-landing due to mechanical failure
1st October 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2476

9th December 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89C Scorpion		San Angelo AFB
						Flight Lieutenant Peter Stewart Quirk Andersen (RAF) Killed
FEEDBACK	Hi I came across your site this afternoon. The pilot who was flying a Northrop F89 C Scorpion on 9th December 1951 was my father. I don’t know too much detail about the accident. What I do know is that: His name was Peter Stewart Quirk Andersen He had spent from May/June 1942 until the end of the war in Stalag Luft III His rank at the time was Squadron Leader He left the RAF soon after the war and joined BOAC as a pilot He became, I gather, bored with this and rejoined the RAF In 1950 he was seconded to the USAF on a 2 year exchange programme His rank went back to Flight Lieutenant because he had rejoined the RAF He was posted, I believe, to Pensacola AFB in Florida From what I was told, he was flying the Northrop Scorpion back from San Francisco He landed to re-fuel at San Angelo AFB I understand that as he took off, something happened to the plane and it crashed straight in I was not in the US because my mother died when I was born (1942) and he re-married when he came back from POW camp. I gather that there is a 344 (!) page report on the crash in the archives in the US. His body was flown back to the UK and he was buried in Reigate. If you like I can dig out a picture of him. I hope this helps – if you know any more, could you let me know?
December 1951	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

25th February 1952	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			disintegrated in mid-air by

18th June 1952	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			disintegrated in mid-air by

18th July 1952	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			disintegrated in mid-air by

Saturday 30th August 1952	Major Adam's Northrop F-89 disintegrated in flight during demonstration flight
	USAF	Northrop F-89C Scorpion		27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Griffiss AFB, Rome NY	Broke up during display and crashed into an ammunition dump Crashed during a Detroit air show at Wayne Major Airport [International Aviation Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA]
						Maj. Donald Adams [Korean war jet ace] killed	radar observer Capt. Kelly killed
FEEDBACK	The R.O.'s name was Capt. Kelly. I was the crew chief of that F-89 and it (and myself) were from the 27th FIS from Griffiss AFB in Rome NY. The plane went as an alternate to the original selection due to a periodic inspection due. I was told (not official) that the F-89 was not build for high speed low altitude runs which is what they were requested to do for the air show. I did not know that it hit an ammo dump. What I was told is that it hit near, and a part of, the parking lot. and that the accident was the result of the wing breaking off during the "fly-bye". Ronald Burns in email 17th January 2009
15th September 1952	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS LOSS ??

22nd September 1952	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			disintegrated in mid-air by

1st October 1953	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

10th October 1953	USAF	Northrop F-89B Scorpion	49-2463	Edwards AFB, CA	Crashed while landing

29th October 1953	USAF	Northrop F-89C Scorpion	50-0777	Elmendorf AFB, AK	Crashed 30 miles northeast of Air Base
							RIO was killed
23rd November 1953 approximately 2000 Eastern Standard Time	USAF	Northrop F-89C Scorpion	51-5853-A	Aircraft and crew assigned to 433rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin At Kinross AFB Michigan, USA as part of Active Air Defense Mission	Crashed over Lake Superior
						First Lt. Felix Eugene Moncla Pilot body never recovered	First Lt. Robert L. Wilson Radar Operator body never recovered
		This loss has been associated with UFO activity
Monday 23rd November 1953 check date	USAF	F-89C Scorpion		Truax Field, Wisconsin	Crashed into marsh reeds south side of Lake Wingra from Vilas park.
						First Lt. John W. Schmidt killed in crash	Capt. Glen E. Collins killed in crash
15th December 1953	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-5773	57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Presque Isle AFB, ME	accident at Presque Isle AFB, ME
4th March 1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-5764		Crashed after catching fire in flight 1 mile northeast of Rome, NY
						pilot killed	RIO killed
5th March 1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

24th May 1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-5783	57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Presque Isle AFB, ME	Crashed near Lake Chamberlain, ME.			Northrop
						Capt. Vern Burke ejected	Lt. Leroy Vestal Radar Observer ejected	Northrop
						over the Millinocket Lake dike area
27th September 1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

14th November 1954	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

January 55	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

24th May 1955	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

15th June 1955	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

6th September 1955	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-11408

11th November 1955	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-11399

12th December 1955	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-11320		Destroyed after engines caught fire during ground start.

14th February 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1855

2nd March 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

20th March 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0223

9th April 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0199

18th April 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0196

Saturday 9th June 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion		Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport	Crashed into a car killing two of the occupants

20th June 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0225		Crashed after flying into the target sleeve of target-towing aircraft near Yuma, AZ

22nd June 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1894

13th June 1956	USN	F-9F4		Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport	crashed on takeoff into a row of homes north of the airport and killed at least six persons and injuring nine others	Major George Armstrong killed
2nd July 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2568		Crashed on landing

5th July 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0211	76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron McConnell AFB, KS	Crashed after engine caught fire on take-off

12th July 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2659		Landing accident at Paine AFB, WA.

20th July 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0225

8th August 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-11328		Crashed during landing practice
						pilot killed	RIO killed
5th September 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2577	465th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Griffiss AFB, NY	Crashed after engine blew up near air base

Thursday 4th October 1956 6 p.m.	USAF	Northrop F-89D Scorpion		Paine Air Force Base	mid air collision Olympic Peninsula Region			Northrop
						1st Lt. Eugene A. Hamby pilot ejected, survived	Lt. Robert L. Canup, Jr. Radar Operator killed in aircraft - did not eject	Northrop
Thursday 4th October 1956 6 p.m.	USAF	Northrop F-89D Scorpion		Paine Air Force Base				Northrop
						2nd Lt. George L. Deer pilot ejected, survived	1st Lt. Jim B. Paschall Radar Operator ejected, survived	Northrop
13th November 1956	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2460

20th November 1956	USAF	F-89	52-2155		Landing accident due to engine failure.

29th November 1956 23:30	USAF	F-89D Scorpion	54-224	76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Presque Isle AFB	Believed that the pilot suffered from spatial in dark and light snow fall disorientation. Crashed in a wooded area 10 miles south west of Presque Isle AFB
						1 Lt. Charles E. Holly killed	1 Lt. Edward Skowron, RIO. killed
4th January 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2558

8th January 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2452

31st January 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1870		Crashed after colliding Midair with a civilian DC-6A [N8210H] over the Verdugo Mountains 3 miles northwest of Sunland, CA.
						pilot killed
6th February 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0194

20th March 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0241		Nosewheel collapsed while taxiing.

26th April 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0198		Caught fire during a wheels-up landing.

4th May 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-5830

9th July 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-5822

9th July 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1933

21st July 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2441

14th August 1957	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	50-0762

1st August 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0387

19th August 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0212		Caught fire in Alert Hanger

5th September 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion

16th September 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2605

11th December 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0374

21st December 1958	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	49-2473

4th January 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	51-11385

5th February 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2675		Crashed after flying too close to the ground.

12th March 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0364		Crashed after losing aileron control on approach to Presque Isle AFB, ME. The RIO was killed.

16th May 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89B Scorpion	49-2443	Idaho ANG 190th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Boise APT, ID	Crashed

19th May 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion			Crashed near North Smithfield, RI
24th May 1959 also seen as 24th April 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0235		Crashed on landing at Keflavik AB, Iceland.

Wednesday 5th August 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89D Scorpion	51-11392 check serial	126th FIS Wisconsin ANG	Crashed into barge in Lake Michigan in dense fog on final into Mitchell Air Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin			Northrop
						Col. Seymour M. Levenson 39 killed	Lt. Robert Gohan 25 killed	Northrop
10th November 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89J Scorpion	53-2455	29th FIS

10th November 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89J Scorpion	53-2459	29th FIS	51-11398 November 10, 1959 - Crashed in severe weather. Both crewmen were killed.

10th November 1959	USAF	Northrop F-89D Scorpion	53-2673		crash in severe storm

	Lt. James Copher was killed in one of these three F-89's over Great Falls, Montana lost on the 10th
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????	USAF	Northrop F-89J Scorpion	53-2485		on the west face of Panther Mtn, Catskill Mtns of NY

25th January 1961	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2449	103rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron Pennsylvania ANG Pittsburgh APT, PA.	Crashed after catching fire on take-off from Pittsburgh APT, PA. ,

25th February 1961	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2581	123rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron Oregon ANG Portland APT, OR	Crashed after losing altitude gyro during instruction flight

11th September 1961	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0244

28th December 1961	USAF	Northrop F-89J Scorpion	53-2655	116th FIS Washington Air National Guard Geiger AFB, WA	Crashed during instrument approach with engine failure of one engine shortly before the intended landing at Spokane International Airport, at an altitude too low to recover.			Northrop
						Pilot 1st Lt William G. Auvil killed	Radar Observer Capt Donald R. Repp killed	Northrop
						The crew did not eject, although I believe they were about to because the canopy was found a mile or so before the crash site
FEEDBACK	". . . My brother, 1st Lt William G. Auvil, of Farmington, WA, was the pilot. The Radar Observer was Capt Donald R. Repp, of Lacrosse, WA.The ultimate cause was engine failure of one engine shortly before the intended landing at Spokane International Airport, at an altitude too low to recover. The crew did not eject, although I believe they were about to because the canopy was found a mile or so before the crash site. The aircraft was assigned to the Air National Guard unit at Geiger AFB, WA. " LtCol. Bob Auvil USAF (Ret) in email 3rd January 2010
4th January 1962	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-2142

21st March 1962	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	54-0248

22nd March 1962	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2676		Crashed after fuel system failed.
						pilot killed	RIO killed
20th December 1962	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2599		Crashed after caught fire in flight.

20th October 1963	USAF	YF-89D (modified F-89B)		Edwards Air Force Base	flight testing the all-rocket-armed, twin-jet, all-weather interceptor
						Walter P. Jones killed
14th November 1963	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2526	116th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Washington ANG Geiger Field, WA.	Crashed after losing control in flight near Chepka Mountain, WA.

21st January 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2639	124th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Des Moines APT, IA	Engine exploded on the ramp at during ground run-up.

31st January 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1924

6th June 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2571

15th June 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2634

28th October 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1872

25th November 1964	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2643

1964	KI Sawyer Air Force Base near Marquette - Minnesota Air National Guard Colonel John Heard ejected from an F-89 CAN ANYONE MATCH THIS EJECTION WITH ONE OF THE ABOVE 1964 F-89 LOSSES
4th March 1965	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1841

4th June 1966	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-2151

23rd November 1968	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	52-1847

9th December 1968	USAF	Northrop F-89 Scorpion	53-2529

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