CF-104 "831" 421 squadron RCAF from CAFB Sollingen with MN1A practice bomb dispenser 1965

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1131, RCAF serial number 12831, built by Canadair
taken on strength March 12, 1963 to 4 Wing at Sollingen; 421 was a component of the 1 Canadian Air Group based in Baden-Sollingen
421 Squadron, based at Baden-Sollingen exchanged with a Danish Air Force 725 Eskadrille based at Karup and flying the F-100D Super Sabre
CF-104 12831 was lost in an accident on July 9.1969. It crashed after an in-flight fire due to foreign object (FOD) damage after take-off from Karup, Denmark.
The pilot ejected safely, Lockheed C-2 seat, written off July 21, 1969

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