CF-104 "859" RCAF 1 Wing at RCAF Station Marville, France 1965

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1159, RCAF serial number 12859, built by Canadair
first flight November 14, 1962, taken on service by RCAF as CF-104 sn 12859 October 1, 1963
first unit 1 Air Division; 1 (F) Wing at Lahr; flown by 439 squadron during TM68 from September 16. to 20. 1968 at Lahr (no Tiger marks yet!)
reserialed as 104859 effective June 1970; Tiger-Meet '79 at Cambrai AB France 1979
crashed with 1 CAG (flown by 441 [TF] Squadron Baden) August 27, 1980 after loss of control
due to flap structural failure during practice bomb delivery at Terschelling Bombing Range, Netherlands
pilot ejected safely, struck off service May 12, 1982, Lockheed C-2 seat; written off.

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