CF-104 "855" CAF 1 Wing of 1 Air Division over the Alps

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1155, RCAF serial number 12855, built by Canadair
first flight October 25, 1962; taken on service by RCAF August 8, 1963; with CEPE at Ottawa August 15, 1963; to 1 Wing, Lahr on June 29, 1964
to 4 Wing at CFB Sollingen on July 10, 1964; April 5, 1967 to 1 Wing; September 3, 1970 last CAF flight to CAF Det. Prestwick
in storage at Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, UK; sold to Denmark on September 24, 1971; struck off service June 6, 1972 with 1.805 flight hours
transported to Aalborg on June 6, 1972; taken on service by RDAF June 8, 1972 coded "R-855"; Esk 723 November 19, 1976
last flight on December 6, 1982; it flew with 723 Esk only; withdrawn from use January 1, 1984 with total hours of 3,048; instructional (NBC trainer) at Farum NBC school on March 4, 1986
to Aalborg AB on August 21, 1994 where it was completely restored and was planned to become Gate Guard with 726 Esk; noted 2003,
undergoing restoration Aalborg Air Base, May 3, 2006 noted; R-855 preserved as a Gate Guard in the old Esk 726 shelter area Aalborg AB June 2007
R-855 removed September 2010; December 19, 2010 ready at Karup Airbase for transportation to the Aircraft Museum in Krakow, Poland
Starfighter R-855 is now to be found in Krakow, Poland, at The Muzeum Lotnictwa Polkiego, located on the former airfield Rakowice, June 3, 2011 first noted; August 2023 noted.

50°04'42.2"N 19°59'33.5"E

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