CF-104 "731" (12731) of 6 ST/R OTU during formation lights tests at CFB Cold Lake

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1031, RCAF serial number 12731, built by Canadair
first flight January 25.1962, taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 Starfighter serial number 12731 on April 27, 1962
first unit 6 ST/R OTU, reserialed as 104731 effective June 1970; stored at Mountain View, struck off service March 2, 1990
to CFB Comox for preservation (date unknown), pedestal monument CFB North Bay
preserved at Comox AB "Comox Air Force Museum" park, BC in European camo 2002, August 7, 2005 noted
104731 newly painted in July 2014, this color scheme represents Starfighter 104763 which carried this celebratory paint scheme
for the occasion of 417 Strike/Reconnaissance Operational Training Squadron's colors presentation after 25 years of active service
on June 4, 1983 and then a month later in July 1983 on the occasion of 417 Squadron's disbandment, the last Starfighter squadron
March 2022 noted Comox Heritage Airpark; July 13, 2022 coded with serial number "731" last noted; transferred to British Columbia Aircraft Museum (BCAM) at the Victoria airport
arrived July 6, 2023.

BC Aviation Museum (BCAM), 1910 Norseman Rd, North Saanich, BC

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