CF-104 "808" 439 sqn "Tiger" during Tiger Meet 74 at Bitburg AB in June 1974

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1108, RCAF serial number 12808, built by Canadair
first flight on June 21, 1962, delivery date on October 2, 1962 to 3 Wing; January 24, 1969 at Sollingen
September 20, 1974 to SAL for gun installation; July 24, 1975 to Cold Lake; December 6, 1978 to NMI (North West Industries, Edmonton) for DLIR
back to Sollingen; struck off service on March 6, 1986
taken on service by the Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 62-808) on March 18, 1986, flown coded as "8.808" with 181 Filo of 8.AJU (Wing)
May17, 1990 Turkish Air Force 182 Filo (8.AJU), based at Diyarbakir exchanged with the Italian Air Force 18 Gruppo based at Trapani AB, flying the F-104S ASA
withdrawn from use 1994; stored Eskisehir AB noted; preserved as Gate Guard ("62-808") at Diyarbakir AB October 2001 first noted; April 2021 noted; April 2023 noted.

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