CF-104 "705" of the Central Experimental and Proving Establishment (CEPE) during BL-755 cluster bomb trials

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1005, RCAF serial number 12705, built by Canadair
first flight September 15, 1961 in Cartierville, taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 serial number 12705 November 15, 1961; first unit CEPE; reserialed as 104705 effective June 1970
crashed with AETE December 11, 1981 near Cold Lake, pilot got a "white-out" with inadvertent contact to lake ice surface
landing gear extended only partly, successful controlled ejection; struck off service January 29, 1982; rear fuselage noted with Reynolds-Alberta Museum (Wetaskiwin, Alberta) in February 2002.

Note: "world's fastest snowmobile": 104705 grazed the frozen surface of a lake during white-out conditions during a two-ship mission
the pilot was able to lift off the surface and return to base, but a piece of metal was folded over the right main gear door, preventing it from opening, so he had to eject.

Central Experimental and Proving Establishment (CEPE), later renamed Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment (AETE), Cold Lake, Alberta

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