CF-104 "842" 441 (Silver Fox) Squadron of 1 Canadian Air Group (1 CAG) with the Vinten VICON under-fuselage camera pod at CFB Sollingen

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1142, RCAF serial number 12842, built by Canadair
taken on service by RCAF as 12842 on March 12, 1963; delivered from factory to Europe 1st Air Division; reserialed as 104842 effective June 1970
CF-104 nosewheel collapsed upon landing after a test flight at Scottish Aviation, Prestwick February 25, 1976 and was repaired
special marks maple leaf tail TAM1978 "104842/C" at RAF Wildenrath, Germany June 1978; struck of charge on April 8, 1986
to Turkey May 7, 1986 with TuAF serial number "62-842"; seen 1991 till 1993 as "8-842" at Diyarbakir AB with 181/182 Filo; withdrawn from use 1994
CFE cut up at Eskisehir AB July 1995; Izmir scrapyard September 1996; dump at Yeni Foca, near Izmir October 1996 last noted; scrapped.

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