CF-104 "745" RCAF 6 ST/R OTU at Cold Lake, Canada in 1962

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683A-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1045
RCAF serial number 12745, built by Canadair
first flight February 23, 1962; after 11 flights with 15:55 flight hours delivered on April 26, 1962
crashed October 12, 1966 with 6 ST/R Operational Training Unit (OUT) 50 nautical miles north-east of Cold Lake
after a bird strike caused an engine failure, pilot F/L R.R. Challoner ejected safely, written off.

RCAF Canadian flag before February 15, 1965

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