CF-104 "R-757" 726 Esk RDAF at Twenthe AB 1981

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1057, RCAF serial number 12757, built by Canadair
first flight March 9, 1962; taken on service April 19, 1962; May 5, 1962 delivery date to 6 ST/R OTU at Cold Lake
March 31, 1964 to 1 Wing at Marville, France; October 1, 1965 to 4 Wing at Sollingen; July 28, 1970 renumbered 104757
ferry flown from Lahr, Germany to SAL, Prestwick September 11, 1970 (this was the last flight of 757 for the CAF)
in storage at Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, UK; struck of service September 17, 1971; September 24, 1971 to Lockheed for MAP modifications
to Denmark as R-757 delivery date May 17, 1972 with 1.842 hours; Esk 726 on January 9, 1975; last flight June 30, 1983
withdrawn from use July 1, 1983 with 3.622 flight hours; February 4, 1986 transported to Flyvestation Tirstrup for BDRT training
after closure of Flyvestation Tirstrup instructional airframe (BDRT training aid) at Karup Air Base April 21, 1997; Karup storage 2006
the wings are educational material at a university nowadays, part of "Flyvevabnets Historiske Samling", May 3, 2006 last noted
fuselage to local scrap dealer in Denmark 2006 (name, place and date unknown), scrapped in October 2006.

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