CF-104D "662" 3 Wing CAF at Decimomannu AB 1969

CF-104D, Lockheed model 583-04-15, Lockheed construction number 583A-5332, RCAF serial number 12662,
Mk.2 (Dual Operational Aircraft), built by Lockheed
ready at Lockheed on February 19, 1965; taken on service by RCAF as CF-104D Starfighter Mk.2 serial number 12662 on March 13, 1965
delivery date as 12662 to SAL, Prestwick on April 29, 1965; first unit 1 Air Division, with 3 Wing at CFB Zweibrucken, Germany on May 21, 1965
February 25, 1969 to 1 Wing CFB Lahr; reserialed as 104662 effective June 1970; last flight to SAL on October 5, 1970 with 1.377 flight hours
struck off service by CAF September 24, 1971; sold to Denmark September 24, 1971; taken on service June 19, 1972
airlifted to Aalborg for IRAN and modifications to MAP standards; glossy dark green camouflage scheme on February 11.1976
taken on service by RDAF coded as "RT-662" April 2, 1976 with Esk 726; withdrawn from use by RDAF January 1, 1984 with 2.917 flight hours
to Skrydstrup AB for BDRT February 25, 1986; to RDAF Central Workshop (Skrydstrup AB) for preservation 2002 noted
instructional airframe (BDRT) Skrydstrup Air Base; July 2006 noted; May 14, 2008 noted; June 5, 2010 last noted
scrapped April 13, 2011 by the company Jatob Aps (formerly known as Orla's Produktforrretning from Bjerringbro).

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