CF-104 868 (104868) of 421 (Red Indian) Squadron of 1 CAG at CFB Sollingen, Germany 1981

CF-104, Canadair Model CL-90, Lockheed Model 683-04-12, construction number 683A-1168, built by Canadair
first flight January 25, 1963; taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 serial number 12868 on December 18, 1963; first unit 1 Air Division (1 AD)
reserialed as 104868 effective June 1970; special marks at Tactical Air Meet at RAF Wildenrath in June 1978
104868 replaced 104733 as one of 441 squadron's aircraft for the Tactical Air Meet at RAF Wildenrath, Germany, in June 1978
the tail was painted white with a red maple leaf
104868 was specially painted by 421 in 1981-1982 and was nicknamed the "Flying Coke Bottle"
it was painted for a visit by 421 squadron to the UK in 1981, the 30th anniversary of 1 Air Division in 1981 and the Squadron's 40th anniversary in 1982
burned in a hangar fire with 1 AMS at CFB Baden-Sollingen on March 2, 1984 and was written off on August 29, 1984.

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