CF-104 "747" 1(F) Wing of 1 Air Division from CFB Marville, France, equipped with Vinten Vicom camera pod, deploying to USAFB Etain, France May 1965

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1047, RCAF serial number 12747, built by Canadair
taken on service by RCAF May 1, 1962 at RAF Cold Lake; first unit 6 ST/R OTU at Cold Lake, Canada; February 11, 1964 to Canadair for repair after an electrical failure
March 31, 1964 to 1 Wing RCAF Station Marville, France; relocated to Lahr, West Germany on 1. April 1967; 1 Wing Open House at Lahr July 7, 1968; June 12, 1970 to Sollingen
new serial 104747 effective on June 2, 1970; June 18, 1973 to SAL for cannon installation; December 6,1978 to NWI for DLIR, returned to Sollingen; noted with 1 CAG, Sollingen 1983/84
RAF Lossiemouth Open House July 25, 1981; 20 August 1984 439 Squadron exchanged with the Royal Air Force 29 Squadron based at Coningsby flying the Phantom FGR.2
June 1985 421 Squadron (1 CAG) exchanged with Dutch Air Force 311 Squadron at Volkel AB flying the F-16; struck off service April 3, 1986
MAP to Turkey April 9, 1986 with TuAF serial "62-747", coded as "8-747" with 181 Filo (squadron) of 8.AJU (Wing) at Diyarbakir AB; to 182 Filo May 17, 1990
withdrawn from use August 31, 1993; stored at Eskisehir with 1HIBM-K in March 1995; CFE cut-up July 10, 1995 at Eskisehir AB; scrapped.

The Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) received 44 (+ 6 for spares) Canadian CF-104: 39 CF-104 for flight operations (plus 5 for spare parts),
and 5 CF-104D two seater for flight operations (plus 1 for spare parts).

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