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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:CF-104 Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:104790 CAF
    Construction Number:1090
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CF-104 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 104790.

    Circa 1980


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Greenham Common.

    By 1980

    Transferred to 439SQN, 1 Canadian Air Group Sollingen AB, Germany.
    Noted at RAF Greenham Common IAT, 31 May 1980.

    23 August 1980


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: CF-104 Starfighter of 1 Canadian Air Group based at Solingen, Germany on static display at the 1980 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete.

    Circa June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Greenham Common.

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Hamilton, ON.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 104756
    Marked in the 439 Squadron tiger colour scheme.

    October 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario.

    30 September 1997


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, Ontario.

    15 February 2004


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    21 June 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 2009 photo at Hamilton Airport, Canada

    12 October 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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