CF-104 "717" after a factory test flight for Canadair at Cartierville after a test flight on March 28, 1963

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1017, RCAF serial number 12717, built by Canadair
March 12, 1963 taken on strength at CFB Sollingen; first unit 1 AD Europe; with 444 (F) Squadron at Baden-Sollingen, Germany in 1960s; June 19, 1970 to SR ADCSU Lahr
August 18, 1970 to SAL for storage; seen at Prestwick on June 4, 1972, waiting delivery to Norway; reported stored at Prestwick, Scotland on December 2, 1972, still with RCAF serial marked
to Norway August 23, 1974 coded "717" with 1.750 hours for 334 Skv; August 1980 rotation at Bruggen with 17 squadron; withdrawn from use January 17, 1983 with 3.149 hours with 334 Skv
initially stored at Sola AB, instructional airframe (GIA) at Sola High School (Browse Fleet) used for mechanical practice for the students at Stavanger (Sola) in June 1994, Norway (ENZV), seen 2004, August 7, 2012 noted
717 has been taken out as an instructional airframe replaced by F-5A; September 2012 outside the hangar of the aircraft mechanics school at Sola; Sola VGS (Sola Videregående Skole) Flymuseum opened January 2013 noted
stored outside Sola Videregående Skole (Technical school building) and the adjacent Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola, Stavanger February 13, 2013 noted; mounted March 18, 2014 on pole at Sola AB.
It is in front of the building of Sola Videregående Skole (Technical School) and adjacent Flyhistorisk museum; August 2015 noted; April 2024 noted.

58°53'51.71"N 5°37'53.17"E

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