CF-104 "890" RNoAF landing at Greenham Common, UK (EGVI) 1979

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1190, RCAF serial number 12890, built by Canadair
first flight May 30, 1963; delivery date as CF-104 12890 on August 16, 1963; first unit 1 Air Division in Europe
reserialed as 104890 effective June 1970; withdrawn from use May 23, 1973 with 1.748 hours
in storage at Scottish Aviation (SAL), Prestwick, UK when struck off
seen at Prestwick on June 4,1972 waiting for delivery to Norway,
reported stored at Prestwick, Scotland on December 2, 1972; sold to Norway 1973
delivery date by RNoAF coded as "890" on October 9, 1974; withdrawn from use January 12, 1983 with 3.134 hours
stored at Sola AB; later ABDR (battle damage repair training) at Bodo AB, seen 1992 with U-2 nose
stored June 2008 noted; stored in open air for many years in June 2013 last noted
February 27, 2014 CF-104 890 was loaded on a truck and moved to Raufoss, there it will be used for ammo testing (ABDR)
preserved (stored) in August 2023 last noted; to be scrapped later.

60°42'24.78"N 10°32'40.71"E

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