CF-104 "751" (12751) of 4 Wing with 4 ATAF emblem, at Wildenrath, Tactical Weapons Meet 1967

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1051, RCAF serial number 12751, built by Canadair
first flight March 3, 1962; taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 serial number 12751 May 26, 1962; first unit 6 ST/R OTU, returned to Canadair on December 6, 1963 for modifications
delivered to 1 AD December 19, 1963 for 1 Wing at Marville AB, France; May 4, 1964 reported operational with 422 sqn of 4 Wing; reserialed as 104751 effective June 1970
first seen as 104751 at Sollingen with 4 Wing on July 9, 1972; June 26, 1974 to SAL for cannon installation; November 28, 1077 to SAL for variegated painting
seen with 439 squadron in 1977; December 6, 1978 ti NWI for DLIR; visit at Volkel from 8 till 9 October 1981; struck of service March 6, 1986; sold to Turkey
taken on service by Turkey as CF-104 serial number 62-751 on March 13, 1986; in Turkey it only flew with 8.AJU and was seen operational often
damaged (midair collision with 62-735, both with 182 Filo, 8nci Ana Jet Üs) April 16, 1993, it could land safely but was declared written off (DBR)
officially later that month; struck of service date unknown; put on storage at Diyarbakir until around 1995 or 1996 when it was transported to Eskisehir for storage (first noted February 1996)
in May 1998 it was first noted being preserved at Eskisehir AB coded "8-751", and in August 1999 again,
preserved near the entrance of the Eskisehir Aerospace factory at Eskisehir AB 2000 noted; May 2024 noted.

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