CF-104 "873" (104873) of 3 Wing RCAF at CFB Sollingen 1965

CF-104, Canadair Model CL-90, Lockheed Model 683-04-12, construction number 683A-1173, built by Canadair
RCAF serial number 12873; first flight March 8, 1963; taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 12873 on May 27, 1963
first unit 1 Air Division, reserialed as 104873 effective June 1970
participated in the Tactical Air Meet at Gilze-Rijen AB (EHGR) Netherlands 1984 (no special markings were worn); struck off service by CAF on March 14, 1986
to Turkish Air Force (TuAF) on March 18, 1986 coded as "8-873" (TuAF serial number 63-873)
with 8.AJU at Diyarbakir AB, seen 1987, withdrawn from use November 26, 1993
to Akinci AB as training aid (GIA), preserved 4 Ana Jet Üs at Akinci (former Murted) AB, Turkey 2001 noted
preserved in the Air Base Museum (memorial line) of Akinci AB; April 2008 now Murted AP again noted
August 2020 noted; November 2024 noted.

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