CF-104 "733" 1 CAG (Canadian Air Group) at TAM76 at Twenthe AB

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1033, RCAF serial number 12733, built by Canadair
first flight February 21, 1962, received as 12733 June 21, 1962; first unit 6 ST/R OTU; reserialed as 104733 effective June 1970
May 1976 at Twenthe AB for Tactical Weapon Meet, aircraft wore "1 CAG" in red on white wingtip tanks for the Tactical Weapons Meet
Wore a large grey "A" behind flag and above the serial on tail for 441 Squadron's team during Tactical Air Meet'78 at RAF Wildenrath Germany, June 1978
participated in the 1980 Tactical Air Meet at Ramstein AB. It wore a large "A" on the tail and
a red maple leaf on the tip tanks with a stylized blue "1 Canadian Air Group" superimposed on it. Each "i" was dotted with a small red maple leaf
Full color scheme for 1980 "Tiger Meet" with 21°Gruppo at Cameri AB, Italy, wore "439" on nose
to Turkey on March 18, 1986 with 5.408 flight hours (TuAF serial number 62-733); 104733 was allocated to the Turkish 181 Filo of 8.Jet Airbase at Diyarbakir in the South East coded "8-733"
May 17, 1990 to 182 Filo; withdrawn from use with 182 Filo at Diyarbakir AB August 27, 1993 with 6.655 flight hours; during its service in Turkey it flew 1.247 flight hours averaging 
approximately 178 flight hours per year during that time; storage at Eskisehir still coded "8-733"
preserved Turkish Musee Militaire (Askeri Müzesi), Istanbul, Turkey coded as "8-733" October 1995 first noted; July 2. 2008 noted; May 2024 noted.

41°02'49.1"N 28°59'14.0"E

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