CF-104D "658" 439 "Tiger" squadron landing during the Tactical Air Meet at RAF Wildenrath in June 1978

CF-104D, Lockheed model 583-04-15, Lockheed construction number 583A-5328, RCAF serial number 12658, Mk.2 (Dual Operational Aircraft), built by Lockheed
taken on service by RCAF as CF-104D Mk.2 (Dual Training Aircraft) serial number 12658 on November 3, 1964; 3 Wing CFB Zweibrucken, Germany
reserialed as 104658 effective June 1970; 439 Squadron, 1 CAG (Canadian Air Group) at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany
suffered compressor stall after FOD ingestion, and engine failure during climb out on flight to Denmark on June 27, 1975, pilot recovered with a dead engine
struck of charge March 11, 1986; MAP to Turkey on March 19, 1986 coded as "8-658" with 181/182 Filo of 8 Wing at Diyarbakir AB (TuAF 64-658)
stored Diyarbakir AB 1994-2000; back to Canada at Markham Museum, Canada in December 2000
"8-658" display outdoors at "Canadian Air Land Sea Museum" (CALSM), Markham, Ontario, in TuAF marks; 2002 noted; September 2022 noted
The CF-104D was obtained by Steve Alex in November 2023. On November 14, loaded on a truck for its new destination. It traveled by truck to Compton, California
it is now in a complete static display restoration phase. 

43°56'0.28"N 79°16'4.04"W - gone !

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