CF-104 "836" 421 "Red Indian" squadron at RAFG Gutersloh in August 1969

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1136, RCAF serial number 12836, built by Canadair
taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 Starfighter serial number 12836 on March 12,1963; first unit 1 Air Division (1 AD), Europe
reserialed as 104837 effective June 1970; at TWM at Bitburg AB in June 1970; struck off service May 23, 1973
to Norway October 9, 1974 with 1.758 flight hours; operated by 333 Skv at Bodo AB
May 1978 rotation with Royal Air Force 208 squadron, flying the Buccaneer based at RAF Honington
"836" withdrawn from use November 17, 1982 with 3.156 flight hours and stored at Sola AB
given to educational purposes at Bardufoss instructional airframe (GIA) at avionics-school (Bardufoss Høgtun Videregående Skole) at Bardufoss AB
in June 1985; 2007 not in use as GIA there anymore and stored on a parking ramp outside just near the school building at Bardufoss AB 2010 noted
July 2011 noted; January 2014 last noted; to Raufoss located 120 km north of Oslo June 6, 2014 as instructional airframe for Nammo factory ammunition tests,
it joins CF-104 890 that arrived there earlier in February 2014; preserved (stored) in August 2020 noted; to be scrapped later.

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