CF5 two seaters
Canadian
Military Aircraft
Serial
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Armed Forces
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116801
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2001
first
date: 28 August 1968 – First
flight, at Cartierville, PQ., by Bill Longhurst and Henry Chouteau
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14801, re-marked before completion.
First Canadian built 2 seat F-5, first Canadian built F-5
to have first flight in Canada. Taken on strength on 3 October 1968. Delivered to Aerospace Engineering Test
Establishment, CFB Uplands, Ontario on 19 Dec 1968.
Moved to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, September 1971. Used for towed target trials at Cold Lake. With AETE in 1982, with No. 419 Squadron in
1983. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Still with
AETE in 1994. In storage at Bristol
Aerospace in Winnipeg, February 1995, with 2559 flying hours reported. Delivered to Botswana on 18 September 1996 by
Bristol Aerospace, on board an AN124 freighter. Botswanian
serial number OJ21.
last
date:
14 June 1996 – Sold to
Botswana
116802
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2002
first
date: 18 October 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14802, re-marked before completion.
First production delivery to CAF, when delivered to CFB
Cold Lake, Alberta, on 5 November 1968. Used
by No. 434 Squadron at Cold Lake. Later to
No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake by 1985. With
433e L’Escadre de Combat at CFB Bagotville, dates not known. Became instructional airframe A772 on 16 March
1979. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Back with
No. 419 Squadron in 1993. In storage at
Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, February 1995. Delivered
to Botswana on 18 September 1996 (or 1997?). Their
serial OJ 22. Still in use in 2004.
last
date:
14 June 1996 – Sold to
Botswana
116803
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2003
first
date: 3 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14803, re-marked before completion. Used for company
trials at Edwards AFB. Delivered direct to
CFB Cold Lake, Alta. after these trials. With
No. 434 Squadron at Cold Lake. Later to
storage, then to Venezuela as 1269. Delivered on 11 February 1972.
Operated by 36 Squadron. Reported
written off in 1990.
last
date:
3 February 1972 – Struck
off and sold
116804
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2004
first
date: 10 December 1968 – Takne
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14804, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta to No. 434 (OT)
Squadron. Crashed on 3 March 1969, the
first CF-5 loss. Crew ejected safely after
no success relighting after dual compressor stalls.
Aircraft landed upright in snow south of Beacon Hill,
Saskatchewan (about 15 miles east of Cold Lake), but badly damaged. Fuselage reported in use at Bristol Aerospace
at Winnipeg in 1989, as mock up for the avionics upgrade program.
last
date:
14 August 1969 – Struck off
after crash, see comments
116805
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2005
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14805, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alta.
With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1977 and 1989. Operated in aggressor markings, coded “05”. With No. 433 and 434 Squadrons, dates not
known. Received full Avionic Update
Program modifications in early 1990s. Back
with No. 419 Squadron in 1994. Seen in
storage, inside Hanger 2 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still at Mountain View in July 2007. Registered as N805FF to Freedom Fighters 2 LLC
of Amherst, New Hampshire in November 2007. Owned
by Dash One LLC of Wilmington, Delaware by January 2008.
Reported sold to Aero Vision International of Muskegon,
Michigan, as N805FF, had left Mountain View by late 2008.
Registered to Lewis Fighter Fleet of San Antonio, Texas in
December 2010, still as N805FF.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
116806
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2006
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14806, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 434 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1975 and 1976. With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1978 and
1985. In aggressor marks 1978. In storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development
Unit at CFB Trenton by September 1987, still there in February 1995. Stored at Mountain View in June 1995. Reported scrapped by May 2003.
last
date:
c.2003 – Scrapped
116807
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2007
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14807, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in aggressor markings,
coded “07”. With No. 434 Squadron at Cold
Lake in 1979. Used in late 1970s by “Rut
Zulu” demonstration team. Stored at CFB
Trenton by September 1987. Received full
Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
Still with No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995,
one of the last operational CF-5s. Reported
stored at CFB Trenton by June 1995, still there in October 2005. Still there January 2006, on the AETSS ramp. Stored inside, disassembled, at CFD Mountain
View by September 2007. Still there in
October and November 2008, inside hanger. Reported as sold to Aero Vision in USA, but
still at Mountain View in June 2010. Reported
moved from Mountain View by 27 June 2011.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116808
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2008
first
date: 4 February 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14808, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
Later sold To Venezuela as 2327. Left
CFB Trenton, Ont., in Venezuelan markings, on 11 February 1972. Reported crashed in Venezuela in 1990.
last
date:
3 February 1972 – Transferred
to Venezuela
116809
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2009
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14809, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
419 Squadron. Operated in aggressor
markings, coded “09”. Still with this
Squadron in 1984. Stored at CFB Trenton by
September 1987. Received structural
upgrade late 1980s. Back with No. 419
Squadron by June 1989, still there in 1993. In
storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by
April 1994, still there in February 1995. Seen
in storage, inside Hanger 1 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October
2005. Reported on display at Royal
Canadian Ordnance Corps Museum, Montreal.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116810
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2010
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14810, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
Operated by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at
Cold Lake in 1979 and 1987. With No. 419
Squadron at cold Lake in 1988. Received
structural upgrade late 1980s, back with 419 Squadron in 1990 and 1993. In storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development
Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Stored
at Mountain View in June 1995, still there in September 2001. Delivered to Canadian Air Land Sea Museum in
August 2002. Stored outdoors at Markham,
Ontario airport by July 2007. Inside
museum there by September 2007. Seen
outdoors at Markham in March 2008.
last
date:
c.2002 – Transferred to
Museum
116811
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2011
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14811, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
Used by No. 1 Canadian Forces Flight Training School and
No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake. Lead
aircraft in 1974 demo team “the Cobras”. In
long term storage at CFB Trenton by September 1982, still there in
September 1983. Back with No. 419 Squadron
in 1990 in aggressor colours, and in 1993. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
In storage at Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, February 1995. Reported at Cold Lake in 2000, not confirmed. Delivered to Botswana in June 2000. Their serial OJ 24 or OJ 25.
last
date:
c.2000 – Sold to Botswana
116812
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2012
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14812, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
419 Squadron. Used in 1974 demo team “the
Cobras”. In aggressor markings by 1990,
coded “12”. Received full Avionic Update
Program modifications in early 1990s. Back
with No. 419 Squadron in 1993. Reported
operated by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment in 1994. Still with No. 419 Squadron in early 1995, one
of the last operational CF-5s. Stored at
CFB Trenton by June 1995. Moved to
Mountain View by 1997. Seen in storage,
outdoors at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005.
Still stored outside there in September 2007, wrapped in
plastic. Still outside, wrapped in foil,
by August 2008. Still there in November
2008. Reported as sold to Aero Vision in
USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010 and October 2010. Reported left Mountain View on 13 July 2011. Seen in storage at Red Eagle Avionics,
Wilmington, Delaware in October 2011.
last
date:
c.2011 – Sold, to civil
register
116813
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2013
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14813, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
On static display at CFB Namao on Armed Forces Day, 1969. May have been first public display of type. Operated by 433e L’Escadre de Combat, CFB
Bagotville, PQ., in aluminum paint, by 1974. Also
operated by 434 Squadron. Received
structural upgrade late 1980s. With No.
419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1990 and 1993. In
storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by
February 1995. Seen in storage, inside
Hanger 3 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005.
Nose section in use as recruiting aid by 2007, still in
aggressor markings. Reportedly owned by
Public Affairs Exhibits.
last
date:
c.2006 – Remains to Public
Affairs
116814
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2014
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14814, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
419 Squadron. Still with this Squadron in
1979. Received structural upgrade late
1980s. Back with 419 Squadron in 1993. In storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development
Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Moved
to Mountain View by 1997. Fuselage stored
outside at CFD Mountain View in summer of 2004. Seen
in storage, inside Hanger 3 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October
2005. Later on display at St. Jeans, PQ.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116815
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2015
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14815, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
419 Squadron. Still with this Squadron
in178, in aggressor markings, coded “15”. Received
structural upgrade late 1980s. Back with
419 Squadron in 1993. In storage at
Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. On static display at Trenton in June 1996,
marked “Pontiac built for flyers”. Reported
still stored at CFB Trenton in October 2005. Still
there January 2006, on the AETSS ramp. Seen
at Wetaskawin, Alberta in October 2006, probably en route to Reynolds
Museum.
last
date:
c.2006 – transferred to
Museum
116816
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2016
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14816, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
434 Squadron. With No. 419 Squadron by
1979, in aggressor markings, coded “16”. Written
off after crash 105 miles NE of Cold Lake on 7 March 1983, while with
No. 419 TF(T) Squadron. Hit a frozen lake
during low altitude turn, killing Capt. T.A. McKenzie.
last
date:
16 January 1984 – Struck
off after crash, see comments
116817
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2017
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14817, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No.
419 Squadron, in aluminum paint finish. With
this unit when it crashed on 22 December 1983, left runway while
landing at Westover AFB, Mass. Reported as
landing gear collapse. Wreckage reported
at CFD Mountain View in 1986. Wreckage
stored at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by March
1994.
last
date:
23 February 1984 – Struck
off after crash, see comments
116818
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2018
first
date: 5 August 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14818, re-marked before completion.
Initial delivery to CFB Bagotville, PQ for use by 433e
L’Escadre de Combat. Later to No. 434
Squadron. With No. 419 Squadron at CFB
Cold Lake, Alberta in 1979, 1982 and 1983. Back
with 434 Squadron in 1988. Received full
Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
Still with No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995,
one of the last operational CF-5s. Stored
at CFB Trenton by June 1995. Seen in
storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in
September 2007. Still outside, wrapped in
foil, by August 2008. Still stored outside
at Mountain View in November 2008. Reported
as sold to Aero Vision in USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010
and October 2010. Left Mountain View on 28
July 2011. Seen in storage at Red Eagle
Avionics, Wilmington, Delaware in October 2011.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116819
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2019
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14819, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 419 TF(T) Squadron at Cold Lake, in aggressor
markings. Used in mid 1970s by “Rut Zulu” demonstration team. With No. 434 Squadron in 1979.
Received structural upgrade late 1980s.
With 419 Squadron when it crashed at Cold Lake Weapons
Range on 10 January 1992. Struck the
ground in a low level turn, killing Capt. J.D. Tait and Capt. R.G.
Lloyd. Last Canadian Forces CF-5 loss.
last
date:
1 December 1993 – Struck
off after crash, see comments
116820
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2020
first
date: 18 June 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14820, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 419 Squadron, and Aerospace Engineering Test
Establishment in early 1973, at Cold Lake. Used
by AETE to test drag chutes made by Irvin Parachutes.
Still with AETE in 1979. with
419 Squadron by 1984. Received full
Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
With No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one
of the last operational CF-5s. Stored at
CFB Trenton by June 1995. Stored at CFD
Mountain View, Ontario by 1997. Seen in
storage, outdoors at Mountain View in October 2005.
Still stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in September
2007. Sold to
Aero Vision International of Muskegon, Michigan, as N511BZ, left
Mountain View on 30 January 2007. Registered
as N511BZ to Freedom Fighter Corp. of Cheektowaga, New York in February
2009.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
116821
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2021
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14821, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 434 Squadron in 1974, 1982 and 1983.
Received full Avionic Update Program modifications in
early 1990s. With No. 419 Squadron, CFB
Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last operational CF-5s. Still in use at Cold Lake as late as June 1995. Stored at CFB Trenton by September 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain
View, Ontario in June 2000, still there in October 2005.
Still stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in September
2007. Sold by June 2008, when it was
registered as N512BZ to Aerovision LLC of Rochester, NY.
Reported sold to Aero Vision International of Muskegon,
Michigan, as N512BZ, left Mountain View on 18 February 2008. Registered as N512BZ to Freedom Fighter Corp.
of Cheektowaga, New York in February 2009.
last
date:
c.2008 – Struck off, sold
116822
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2022
first
date: 5 August 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14822, re-marked before completion.
Initial delivery to 443e L’Escadre de Combat, CFB
Bagotville, PQ, on 25 August 1969. First two seater and first CF-116
with this unit. With No. 434 Squadron by
1979. Visited Shearwater, NS for air show
in September 1982, in No. 434 markings. At
CFB Bagotville with 434 Squadron in 1986. With
No. 419 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake in 1990. In
storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by July
1991, still there in February 1995. At
Mountain View in 2001, partly disassembled. Reported
scrapped by May 2003
last
date:
c.2003 – Struck off,
scrapped
116823
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2023
first
date: 9 December 1968 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14823, re-marked before completion. Delivered direct to
CFB Cold Lake, Alberta for use by No. 419
Squadron. Used in 1974 demo team “the
Cobras”. In aggressor markings by 1978,
coded “23”. Used in late 1970s by “Rut
Zulu” demonstration team. Received
structural upgrade late 1980s. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
Still with No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995,
one of the last operational CF-5s. Stored
at CFB Trenton by June 1995. Seen in
storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in June 1997, still
there in October 2005. Still stored
outside, wrapped in plastic, in September 2007. Sold
to AeroVision, left Mountain View on 18 February 2008.
To US civil register as N105BD in June 2010, this
registration cancelled in May 2011. Re-registered
as N823MA in June 2011.
last
date:
c.2008 – Struck off, sold
116824
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2024
first
date: 5 August 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14824, re-marked before completion.
Delivered direct to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.
With No. 434 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1974.
With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake, in aggressor markings,
by 1978. Used in mid 1970s by “Rut Zulu” demonstration team. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Still with
No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last
operational CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton
by June 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors at
CFD Mountain View, Ontario in June 1997, still there in October 2005. Still stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in
September 2007. Still stored outside at
Mountain View in November 2008. Reported
as sold to Aero Vision in USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010. Left Mountain View on 11 July 2011. Registered as N824LG in February 2012, to
Logix Global Inc. of Lewis, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116825
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2025
first
date: 8 September 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14825, re-marked before completion.
Initial delivery to CFB Bagotville, PQ.
Operated by 433e L’Escadre de Combat, CFB Bagotville, PQ,
in aluminum paint in 1972 and 1984. With
No. 419 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake by 1986. On
display at London, Ontario air show in June 1992 and June 1994, in 419
Squadron markings. In storage at Aircraft
Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Stored at
Mountain View in 1997 and 2000. Reported
candidate for Museum transfer, then sold to Grecoair in 1997, but this
deal apparently fell through. Present
location and ownership not clear.
last
date:
17 October 2000 – Struck off
116826
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2026
first
date: 5 August 1969 – Taken
on strength
Originally
ordered as RCAF 14826, re-marked before completion.
Initial delivery to CFB Bagotville, PQ, on 15 October 1969. Last of the original two seaters
delivered to CAF. With No. 434 Squadron in
1975. With No. 419 Squadron at CFB Cold
Lake, Alberta in 1978 and 1993. In storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development
Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Stored
at CFD Mountain View by June 1997, still there in May 2002. To Canadian Air Land Sea Museum in August 2002. Stored outdoors at Markham, Ontario airport by
May 2005. Inside museum there by September
2007.
last
date:
c.2002 – Transferred to
Museum
116827
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2027
first
date: September 1973 – Rolled
out at Cartierville, PQ
First
of the “extra” two seaters, ordered with funds from sale of stored
aircraft to Venezuela. First flight 23
October 1973, carrying CAF serial number but no national markings. Delivered to CFB Trenton, Ontario, on 6
December 1973, taken on strength that day. Delivered
to Venezuela as 2985, never operated by CAF. Arrived
in Venezuela on 27 January 1974. Destroyed
in mid-air collision with 6323 (ex CAF 116776) on 2 March 1976, both
pilots ejected.
last
date:
6 December 1973 – Transferred
to Venezuela
116828
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2028
first
date: 2 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 19 November 1973. Delivered to
CFB Trenton on 2 January 1974. Sold to
Venezuela as 5681, never operated by CAF. Arrived
in Venezuela on 27 January 1974. Designated
VF-5D. To Singapore for upgrades in 1993,
redesignated VF-5Du. With 36 Squadron in
2007 and 2009.
last
date:
2 January 1974 – Transferred
to Venezuela
116829
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2029
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 14 January 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 12 February 1974.
With No. 1 Flying Training School at Cold Lake in 1975. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Became
instructional airframe A771 on 16 March 1979, back to flying status by
August 1986. With 419 Squadron at Cold
Lake in 1987 and 1990. Received full
avionics upgrade in early 1990s. Stored at
CFB Trenton in 1991. Back to 419 Squadron
in 1993. In storage at Bristol Aerospace
in Winnipeg, February 1995. Delivered to
Botswana on 18 September 1996. Their
serial OJ 23.
last
date:
14 June 1996 – Sold to
Botswana.
116830
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2030
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 17 January 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 14 February 1974.
With No. 419 Squadron at that base in 1982, 1983, and 1984. Operated by Aerospace Engineering Test
Establishment at Cold Lake in 1989 and 1992. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
In storage at Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, February 1995. Stored at CFB Trenton in September 1995. Stored at CFD Mountain View in June 1997. Delivered to Botswana June 2000.
Their serial OJ 24 or OJ 25.
last
date:
c.2000 – Sold to Botswana.
116831
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2031
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 31 January 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 5 March 1974, for use by No. 419
Squadron, in aluminum finish. Still with
this Squadron in 1979 and 1981. Operated
by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment in 1985, and again in 1990. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Back to 419
Squadron in 1991. Still with No. 419
Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last operational
CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton by June 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain
View, Ontario in June 1997, still there in October 2005.
Still stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in September
2007. Still stored outside at Mountain
View in November 2008. Reported as sold to
Aero Vision in USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010. Left Mountain View on 2 August 2011. Registered as N831LG in December 2011, to
Logix Global Inc. of Lewes, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116832
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2032
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 14 February 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 23 April 1974.
Used by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment in 1982. With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 984,
1990, and 1992. In storage at Aircraft
Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Stored at Mountain View in 1997.
Back to Trenton by 12 June 1999. To
No. 406 (HT) Squadron at CFB Shearwater, NS as a training aid in June
2002. Stored in Shearwater Aviation Museum
hanger #2, where training sessions may be viewed by the public. Still at the Museum in March 2007.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116833
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2033
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 4 March 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 28 March 1974. Used by No. 1 Canadian
Forces Flight Training School. Flew right wing in 1974 squadron demo
team, “The Cobras”. With No. 419 Squadron
at Cold Lake in 1979. Used by Aerospace
Engineering and Test Establishment in 1982. Back
with 419 Squadron in 1984 and 1992. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
In storage at Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, February and
June 1995. Maintained in flying status at
Bristol from the mid 1990s, for testing and demonstration to potential
foreign buyers. Displayed at Le Bourget in
June 1995. Still in use as a demonstrator
in June 2006, one of the last flying CF-5s in Canada.
Seen in storage, inside Hanger 2 at CFD Mountain View,
Ontario in October 2005. Left Mountain
View on 10 July 2007. To US civil register
August 2007 as N15FF. Reported as
purchased by Ross Perot, Jr., will be used to train foreign air forces
in Texas. Registered to Freedom 1 LLC of
Wilmington, Delaware in October 2007.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
116834
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2034
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 14 March 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 11 April 1974. With
No. 1 Flying Training School at Cold Lake in 1975.
With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979.
With 433e L’Escadre de Combat, CFB Bagotville, PQ, in 1984
and 1985. Back with 419 Squadron in 1986. Received structural upgrade late 1980s. Used for trials at Bristol Aerospace in 1992. With 419 Squadron in 1994.
In storage at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB
Trenton by February 1995. Reported stored
at CFB Trenton in October 2005. On static
display at Shirley’s Bay, Ontario by February 2007, in overall grey and
blue aggressor markings.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116835
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2035
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 10 April 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Served with No.
1 Flying Training School and No. 419 Squadron at that base. With No. 419 Squadron in 1985.
to Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg by September 1989. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Still with
No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last
operational CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton
by June 1995. Seen in storage, inside
Hanger 2 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005.
At CFB Borden by June 2006, still there in October 2008.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116836
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2036
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 8 April 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 9 July 1974. With
No. 1 Flying Training School at Cold Lake in 1975.
Used by Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment in
1979, 1982, 1983, and 1987. With No. 419
Squadron at Cold Lake in 1989. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
With No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one
of the last operational CF-5s. Still in
use in June 1995. Stored at CFB Trenton by
September 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors
at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still
stored outside there in September 2007. Still
outside, wrapped in foil, by August 2008. Still
there in November 2008. Reported as sold
to Aero Vision in USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010 and
October 2010. Left Mountain View on 30
June 2011. Registered as N836LG in
February 2012, to Logix Global Inc. of Lewis, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116837
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2037
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 25 April 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 29 May 1974.
With No. 1 Flying Training School at Cold Lake in 1975. With No. 434 Squadron in 1979, 1985, and 1988. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. With No. 419
Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last operational
CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton by June 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain
View, Ontario in October 2005. Still
stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in September 2007, and August 2008. Still stored outside at Mountain View in
November 2008. Reported as sold to Aero
Vision in USA, but still at Mountain View in June 2010 and October 2010. Left Mountain View on 15 July 2011. Registered as N837LG in February 2012, to
Logix Global Inc. of Lewis, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116838
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2038
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 16 May 1974. Initial delivery to
CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 26 June 1974. With
No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979. Received
structural upgrade late 1980s. Still with
419 Squadron in 1994. In storage at
Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by February 1995. Stored at Mountain View by June 1995. Seen in storage, inside Hanger 3 at CFD
Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Reported
on display at St. Jean, PQ.
last
date: – Still on strength?
116839
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2039
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 31 May 1974. Initial delivery to
CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 26 June 1974. Used
by No. 1 Canadian Forces Flight Training School at Cold Lake in 1975. Used in 1974 demo team “the Cobras”. With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1982,
1983 and 1984. Received full Avionic
Update Program modifications in early 1990s. In
storage at Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, February 1995.
Maintained in flying status at Bristol from mid 1990s up
to at least June 2002, for testing and demonstration to potential
foreign buyers. Seen in storage, inside
Hanger 2 at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005.
Stored inside, disassembled, at CFD Mountain View by
September 2007. Reported sold to Aero
Vision International of Muskegon, Michigan, as N115DV, left Mountain
View on 12 November 2007. On US civil
register by January 2008, as N115DV, owned by Dash One LLC of
Wilmington, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2007 – Struck off, sold
116840
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2040
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 12 June 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 13 August 1974. With
No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1983 and 1985. Received
full Avionic Update Program modifications in early 1990s.
Used by Aerospace Engineering Test establishment at Cold
Lake in 1994. With No. 419 Squadron in
1995. In storage at Bristol Aerospace in
Winnipeg, February 1995. Stored at CFB
Trenton by September 1995. Seen in
storage, outdoors at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still stored outside there in September 2007. Registered to MCQ LLC of Wilmington, Delaware
as N840MQ in February 2008. Reported sold
to Aero Vision International of Muskegon, Michigan, as N840MQ, had left
Mountain View by late 2008. Listed for
sale on the Internet in September 2011, for US$2,200,000.
Reported then with 3068.6 hours total time, 72.4 since
1995 overhaul. Still for sale in April
2012.
last
date:
c.2008 – Struck off, sold
116841
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2041
first
date: 9 January 1974 – First
flight, from Cartierville.
First
flight at Cartierville on 25 June 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 12 July 1974.
With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979 and 1985, in
aluminum paint scheme. With No. 434
Squadron in 1987. Used as prototype for
the full Avionic Update Program modifications. Rolled
out at Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg in August 1989, first flight in
fully modified configuration on 14 June 1991. In
use at Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment, CFB Cold Lake, in
1992 and in 1995. Stored at CFB Trenton by
September 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors
at CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still
stored outside there in September 2007, August 2008, and November 2008. Reported as sold to Aero Vision in USA c.2010,
but still at Mountain View in June 2010 and October 2010.
Left Mountain View on 18 July 2011. Registered
as N841LG in February 2012, to Logix Global Inc. of Lewis, Delaware.
last
date:
c.2011 – Struck off, sold
116842
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2042
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 26 August 1974. Initial delivery
to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 7 October 1974. With
No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979. With
No. 434 Squadron in 1982. Written off
after crash on 9 September 1988, while with No. 419 TF(T) Squadron. Capt. R. Kujala ejected after an inadvertent
gear extension during high G manoeuvring over the Cold Lake Air Weapons
Range. Aircraft continued in level flight
for 18 minutes, CF-18s were scrambled to shoot the aircraft down if
required. Crashed just east of Grande
Centre, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
last
date:
10 November 1988 – Struck
off after crash, see comments
116843
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2043
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 6 September 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 26 September 1974.
Used by No. 1 Flying Training School at Cold Lake. With No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979,
1989 and 1990. Received full Avionic
Update Program modifications in early 1990s. Back
with No. 419 Squadron in 1994. In storage
at Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit at CFB Trenton by February
1995. Stored at CFD Mountain view by June
1995, still there in June 2004. Scheduled
for scrapping in 2004.
last
date:
c.2004 – Scrapped
116844
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2044
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 19 September 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 28 November 1974.
With No. 1 Flying Training School in 1979.
With No. 419 Squadron in 1981. Written
off after stalling and crashing while attempting overshoot from
flapless landing on 30 April 1982. With
No. 419 TF(T) Squadron at that time. Lt.
J.B. Dubanski and Maj. M.D. Branter killed.
last
date:
16 January 1984 – Struck
off after crash, see comments.
116845
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2045
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
First
flight on 28 October 1974. Initial
delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 19 November 1974.
With 433e L’Escadre de Combat, CFB Bagotville, PQ, in 1976
and 1981. With No. 419 Squadron at Cold
Lake in late 1981. Back with 433 Squadron
in 1982, and when it visited Nellis AFB in Nevada on 15 October 1984. Received full Avionic Update Program
modifications in early 1990s. Still with
No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, in early 1995, one of the last
operational CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton
by June 1995. Seen in storage, outdoors at
CFD Mountain View, Ontario in October 2005. Still
stored outside, wrapped in plastic, in September 2007.
Stored inside by October 2008. Still
inside November 2008, reported being prepared for departure. Left Mountain View on 10 February 2009. Registered to Corsair Enterprises of
Peninsula, Ohio in March 2009, as N845PS.
last
date:
c.2008 – Struck off, sold
116846
Northrop
Canadair
CF-116
CF-116D
CF5
Dual
CL-219-1A17
2046
first
date: 9 January 1974 – Taken
on strength
Last
Canadian built F-5, first flight on 22 November 1974.
Initial delivery to CFB Cold Lake, Alta., on 31 November
1974 (also reported as January 1975?). Served
with No. 419 Squadron at Cold Lake in 1979 and 1990.
Received full Avionic Update Program modifications in
early 1990s. Still with No. 419 Squadron,
CFB Cold Lake, as late as July 1995, one of the last operational CF-5s. Stored at CFB Trenton by September 1995. Stored at CFD Mountain View, Ontario by June
2000. Seen in storage, outdoors at
Mountain View in October 2005. Still
stored outside there in September 2007. Still
there in October 2008, inside hanger. By
November 2008 stored outside, in shrink wrap. Left
Mountain View on 10 February 2009. Registered
to Corsair Enterprises of Peninsula, Ohio in March 2009, as N846PS.
last
date:
c.2008 – Struck off, sold
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