CF-104 "900" 12900 of 1 Air Division RCAF Europe, with the Vicon recce pod

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1200, RCAF serial number 12900, built by Canadair
first flight September 4, 1963, delivery date January 10, 1964, first unit 1 Air Division in Europe
August 1969 at Tiger Meet at Woodbridge, UK with 1 Wing badge; reserialed as 104900 effective June 1970
bought by RNoAF on May 23, 1973; to Norway coded "4900" on May 14, 1974 with 1.901 flight hours
crashed with 3.472 flight hours with 334 Skv coded "900" on January 18, 1983 in the sea approximately 15 km west of Bodo,
pilot Liutnant Bjørn Larson lost control at low altitude, but he ejected safely, Lockheed C-2 seat, written off.

Coded initially "4900" in RNoAF because of conflict with Northrop F-5A 67-14900, which was already in service.
This F-5A aircraft was retired in 1978. Therefore the "4900" was recoded "900" before January 1977.

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