F-104F "104", ex 29+17, on pole at the Canadian Military Members Memorial in Innisfail, Alberta

F-104F, construction number 5070, US serial number 59-5017, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft Cooperation (LAC)
first flight 1960 with US serial number "59-5017"; BB+383 shipped in boxes to Bremerhaven, Germany; by train to Messerschmitt-Norvenich arriving on October 13, 1960
Messerschmitt test flight on November 8, 1960; WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) delivery date on December 1, 1960 at Norvenich AB
29+17 had an accident on January 21, 1970 the joint on the left main landing gear broke, the aircraft banked to the left during the "Run-up" and was badly damaged
repaired by MBB but repair was not completed; withdrawn from use in 1971 according government orders dated April 16, 1971
struck off charge order (AVA) June 29, 1971, put in storage at Jever AB in 1971; transferred to ErpSt 61 at Manching on June 14, 1971 without the engine
instructional airframe at ErpSt 61 coded "21+21" in silver finish (noted 1985); BDRT airframe at Norvenich AB in October 1988 where the fake "21+21" was removed and replaced by a far too small "29+17" again
dump Norvenich AB 1999; for sale via VEBEG in March 2004, sold to Piet Smedts in May 2004; storage area of Piet Smedts at Kessel, district Limburg in June 2004 noted
flown to the USA late June 2006, it arrived in Maine on June 30, 2006; painted as Canadian Air Force "104"
 preserved on a pole at the Canadian Military Members Memorial in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada; presented January 13, 2007; April 2023 last noted.

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