Canadian Forces CF-104D
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Designer
Manufacturer
basic designation
variant or model
name
company
designation
company number
104631
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5301
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12631
Crashed
7 November 1974 near CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. With
No. 417 (ST/R) Squadron at the time. Engine
failed in flight after ingesting FOD, both pilots ejected.
Wreckage returned to Cold Lake underneath a 450 Squadron
Voyageur.
last
date:
5 May 1975 – Struck off
after crash, see comments.
104632
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5302
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12632
Used
at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta by No. 6 (ST/R) Operational Training Unit. To Norway, 14 September 1973, their serial
4632. Withdrawn from use on 19 November
1982, with 2111.6 airframe time. Stored at
Sola by the Defense Museum, later traded to US owner, registered as
N104RB to RLB Aviation of Tarpon Springs, Florida on 8 March 1986. Owned by Rick Svetkoff. Operated
by Northern Lights Aircraft Inc. of Montgomery, Alabama from 1989. In these markings when it flew in Canadian
National Exhibition air show in 2005. Note
that N104RB had been marked on an ex-USAF F-104 in the 1970s.
last
date:
23 May 1973 – Struck off
104633
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5303
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12633
Used
at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. To Norway,
their serial 4633, 21 July 1973. Taken on
strength in Norway on 14 September 1973, with 1110:05 airframe time. Withdrawn from use on 9 December 1982, with
2486.8 airframe time. Stored at Sola,
traded by Defense Museum for a Lodestar. To
US civil register as N104RJ. Restored by
Combat Jet & Aerospace Museum of Chino, California 1986 to 1987. Operated by the Combat Jets Flying Museum, of
Houston, Texas from August 1987. First
flight on 11 November 1987. From 20 August
1999 registered as N104 to Fuel Fresh Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. Seen at Williams-Gateway Airport, Arizona in
February 2007. Also reported as N104RD, but this is ex 104850 (which
see). Seen at Scottsdale, Arizona on 24
October 2009. Still at Williams Gateway
Airport in 2010.
last
date:
23 May 1973 – Struck off
104634
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5304
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12634
Served
with No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Ferried
from CFB Cold Lake, Alberta to Europe in Operation Starleap, July 1983. Served with Canadian Air Group at CFB
Baden-Sollingen, Germany. Became repair
instructional airframe 821C on 20 December 1983, still at CFB
Baden-Solleingen in February 1995. Rear
fuselage reported on ex-Turkish AF 104638, in museum in Czech Republic
in 2005.
last
date:
13 November 1992 – Struck
off
104636
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5306
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12636
Served
with Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany.
To Turkey 18 March 1986, their serial number 62-636.
last
date:
11 March 1986 – Struck off.
104637
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5307
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12637
Used
at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. To Norway,
their serial 637, 15 June 1973. Taken on
strength in Norway with 1392:25 airframe time. Withdrawn
from use on 14 March 1983. Flew last
Norwegian Starfighter mission, flown by General O. Aamoth on 22 April
1983. To Norwegian Defense Museum in Bodo,
where mechanics of 334 Squadron kept the aircraft in taxiing condition
for several years. Displayed at the Museum
from 1993 to 2002. Being evaluated c. 2005
for possible return to flight status. Reported
as engine ground run in 2007. Taxi tests
commenced June 2008. In storage at Bodo in
late 2012.
last
date:
23 May 1973 – Struck off
104638
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5308
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12638
With
No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta when it took part in Moose
Jaw air show in 1973. Ferried from CFB
Cold Lake, Alberta to Europe in Operation Starleap, July 1983. Later served with Canadian Air Group at
CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany. To Turkey,
their serial number 62-638, 7 May 1986. Reported
in museum in Czech Republic in 2005, with rear fuselage of 104634. Original rear fuselage reported on 104750,
preserved in Ota, Portugal.
last
date:
24 April 1986 – Struck off
104639
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5309
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12639
With
No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake in 1976. Served
with Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany.
Repair instructional airframe 856C at CFB Baden-Sollingen
from 13 May 1986. Still there in February
1995.
last
date:
13 November 1992 – Struck
off.
104640
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5310
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12640
Mid-air
with 104647 on 3 December 1982, while on a formation proficiency
mission. With No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold
Lake at that time. Capt. D.R. Owen killed.
last
date:
23 November 1983 – Struck
off after crash, see comments.
104641
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5311
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12641
Used
by No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Later
used as instructional airframe 876C from 10 August 1987, also marked
210AC for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair training. In
storage at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in February 1995.
On pedestal at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in
Hamilton, Ontario from c.2000. On loan to
museum, still on CF books. Mounted
vertically on pole at entrance to Museum.
104642
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5312
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12642
Ferried
from CFB Cold Lake, Alberta to Europe in Operation Starleap, July 1983. Served with Canadian Air Group at CFB
Baden-Sollingen, Germany. To Turkey, their
serial 62-642, on 18 March 1986.
last
date:
11 March 1986 – Struck off
104643
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5313
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12643
Used
by No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Later
used as instructional airframe 877C from 10 August 1987, then marked
211AC for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair training. In
storage at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in February 1995.
Stored outdoors at Markham, Ontario airport by July 2007,
marked 877C.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
104644
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5314
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12644
Used
by No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Became
instructional airframe 852C on 4 September 1985, later marked 011AC for
Aircraft Battle Damage Repair training. In
storage at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in February 1995.
Stored outdoors at Markham, Ontario airport by July 2007,
marked 852C.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
104645
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5315
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12645
Used
by No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Later
became instructional airframe 878C, also marked 212AC for Aircraft
Battle Damage Repair training. In storage
at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in February 1995. Preserved,
on display at the Canadian Museum Of Flight at Langley, BC in 2005. Received from Comox Museum in exchange for
H-21B. Still there in late 2009.
last
date:
c.2005 – Struck off, to
museum
104646
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5316
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12646
Used
by No. 448 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. With
the Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment when it undertook the
last official CF Starfighter flight, ferry from Cold Lake to Mountain
View, on 17 October 1983. Later became
instructional airframe 844C from 7 May 1985. At
RCAF Memorial Museum Trenton, Ontario by April 1995, still owned by
Department of Defence. Still there in 2009.
104647
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5317
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12647
Mid-air
with 104640 on 3 December 1982. Pilot
J.L.A. Tremblay did not eject and was killed. With
No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta at that time.
last
date:
23 November 1983 – Struck
off after crash, see details.
104648
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5318
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12648
Served
with Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany.
Became repair instructional airframe 857C on 13 May 1986,
also marked 583A – 5318. Still at CFB
Baden-Sollingen in February 1995. To
Turkish AF, date unknown. Reported at
Musee Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune, France in 1998.
On display in Zruc Museum, Czech Republic in 2005, with
tail from 104634.
last
date:
13 November 1992 – Struck
off.
104649
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5319
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12649
With
No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta when it crashed on 17
November 1977. Aircraft struck ground
during air combat training. Capt. D.B.
Breen and Capt. W.D. Card killed.
last
date:
6 June 1979 – Struck off
104650
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5320
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12650
Ferried
from CFB Cold Lake, Alberta to Europe in Operation Starleap, July 1983. Served with Canadian Air Group at CFB
Baden-Sollingen, Germany. To Turkey in
1986, for spare parts.
last
date:
8 April 1986 – Struck off.
104651
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5321
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12651
With
No. 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta when it crashed on 24 June
1980. Engine stalled and failed after
ingesting bird. Captains R. Wall (CF) and
H. Riedel (Luftwaffe) ejected.
last
date:
25 November 1980 – Struck
off
104652
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 1
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5322
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12652
Used
by Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Became repair instructional airframe 823C on
23 March 1984. Preserved, displayed at
Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, Toronto, Ontario by April
1995, still there in 2009. Still on CF
books.
104653
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5323
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12653
With
No. 439 (ST/R) Squadron in Germany in 1972, in natural metal finish. With No. 1 Canadian Air Division in Europe in
1976, in overall olive drab finish. With
Canadian Air Group, later as repair instructional airframe 822C from 20
December 1983, at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany. Still
there in February 1995.
last
date:
13 November 1992 – Struck
off
104654
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5324
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12654
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, UK when struck off. Probably had been at CFB Baden-Sollingen prior
to this. To Denmark as RT-654 on 16 March
1972. To Air Force Technical School at
Vaerlose from 1983, as training aid. Cockpit
section removed fall 2006 and sent to museum in Egeskov, Denmark. Remained of airframe scrapped at Bjerringbro,
Denmark by November 2006.
last
date:
25 November 1971 – Struck
off.
104655
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5325
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12655
With
Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany when struck off. To Denmark as RT-655 on 22 February 1972. Displayed at air show in Leuchars, Scotland in
September 1982. Used for battle damage
repair training at Karup Air Base from 1986. Sold
to scrap dealer at Bjerringbro, Denmark in 2006 or 2007.
The dealer intends to display the aircraft, and wings had
been re-attached by May 2007.
last
date:
23 February 1972 – Struck
off
104656
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5326
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12656
Visited
RAF Upper Hayford, UK on 12 March 1976. With
No. 421 Squadron, Canadian Air Group, in Europe when it crashed on 4
March 1977. Aircraft struck the ground
during air combat training. Both pilots
killed.
last
date:
20 July 1977 – Struck off
104657
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5327
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12657
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, Scotland. Had
been with Canadian Air Group in Germany prior to this.
To Denmark as RT-657 on 24 November 1971.
Withdrawn from use in 1986. Reported
preserved, displayed at Danish Aviation Museum at Billund Airbase,
Denmark. Moved 14 March 2004 to Central
Workshop at Aalborg, where it is now a gate guardian.
Painted high gloss grey at that time, but had served in
natural metal finish. Still there in
February 2008.
last
date:
25 November 1971 – Struck
off
104658
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5328
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12658
Suffered
compressor stall after FOD ingestion, and engine failure during climb
out on flight to Denmark on 27 June 1975. Pilot
I. Struthers recovered to base with dead engine. With
Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany when struck off. To Turkey, their serial 64-658, on 18 March
1986. Stored outdoors at Markham, Ontario
airport by July 2007, still in Turkish markings
last
date:
11 March 1986 – Struck off
104660
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5330
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12660
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, Scotland. Had
been with Canadian Air Group in Germany prior to this.
To Denmark as RT-660 on 20 April 1972.
Later used as a decoy at Tirstup Air Base.
Reported scrapped by October 2006.
last
date:
24 September 1971 – Struck
off
104661
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5331
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12661
With
No. 421 Squadron when it was detached to Gilze Rijen, Holland for
training exercise, May/June 1974. In
camouflage by then. At Gilze Rijen again
in 1976. With Canadian Air Group at CFB
Baden-Sollingen, Germany when struck off. To
Turkey, their serial 65-661, on 7 May 1986.
last
date:
3 April 1986 – Struck off
104662
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5332
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12662
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, Scotland. Had
been with Canadian Air Group in Germany prior to this.
To Denmark as RT-662 on 16 June 1972.
Withdrawn from use and stored in 1984.
Used for battle damage repair training at Skrydstrup from
1986. Reported preserved, at the Central
Workshop at Skrydstrup Airbase, Denmark. Still
there in 2007.
last
date:
24 September 1971 – Struck
off
104663
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5333
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12663
Reported
spotted at Leuchers, UK as early as December 1969 with new CF serial
number, not confirmed. With 1 Canadian Air
Division in Europe when it crashed on 5 November 1970.
Capt. L.A. O’Brian and Major W. Bain successfully ejected
following an in flight engine failure.
last
date:
5 November 1970 – Struck off
104664
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5334
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12664
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, Scotland. Had
been with Canadian Air Group in Germany prior to this.
To Denmark as RT-664 on 15 May 1972. Withdrawn
from use and stored at Aalborg, Denmark in 1984. Used
there for battle damage training from 1986. Reported
stored at Aalborg in 2007.
last
date:
15 May 1972 – Struck off
104665
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5335
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12665
With
No. 439 Squadron, 1 Canadian Air Division in Europe when it crashed on
16 March 1981. Part of a four plane
mission to a German range. Struck a hawk
en route, resulting in engine failure. Both
pilots ejected safely.
last
date:
30 December 1981 – Struck
off
104666
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5336
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12666
Not
popular with maintenance crews, known as “Triple Pig” and “the Jet from
Hell”. Only flew 50 hours in its last four
years in service. Destroyed in takeoff
abort on 5 March 1975, at CFB Baden-Sollingen, Germany.
Operated by No. 441 Squadron, 1 Canadian Air Group in
Europe at that time. Was number four in a
flight to Suippes Range in France. Main
tire blew at 190 knots, aircraft reached 215 knots on the ground before
abort was started. Aircraft missed
barrier, and shed pylon tanks and fuel starting a
fire. Both crew exited aircraft after it
came to a stop, without injuries. Canopy
did not jettison properly, subsequent investigations by AETE led to
canopy modifications on all duals. Parts
of airframe noted on Cold Lake fire training dump in June 1994. Cockpit section reported preserved at Cold
Lake aviation museum in 2010. Remainder of
airframe may have been used for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair training
at Cold Lake, not confirmed.
last
date:
17 June 1979 – Struck off
104667
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5337
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12667
To
Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick, Scotland. Had
been with Canadian Air Group in Germany prior to this.
To Denmark as RT-667 on 5 June 1972. Withdrawn
from use and stored at Aalborg, Denmark in 1983. Displayed
at North Zealand Aviation Museum at Slangerup from 1989.
To Svedinos Bil och Flygmuseum in Ugglarp, Sweden in May
2006, displayed there in Danish markings. Still
there in June 2007.
last
date:
5 June 1972 – Struck off
104668
Lockheed
Lockheed,
Palmdale
CF-104
CF-104D
Mk. 2
Starfighter
Model
583-04-15
583A-5338
first
date: 28 July 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF 12668
With
No. 421 Squadron, 1 Canadian Air Division in Europe when it crashed on
27 October 1971. Engine caught fire after
ingesting FOD, both pilots ejected.
last
date:
3 November 1971 – Struck off
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