CF-104 "760" with 1 Wing at CFB Lahr late 60s

CF-104, Canadair model CL-90, Lockheed model 683-04-12, Canadair construction number 683A-1060, RCAF serial number 12760, built by Canadair
first flight March 22, 1962; May 1,1962 taken on strength; taken on service by RCAF May 1, 1962 with 6 ST/R OTU at RCAF Station Cold Lake
December 6, 1963 inspection at Canadair, Montreal; December 19, 1963 assignment 1 Wing Marville, France; May 15, 1964 assignment 3 Wing atZweibrücken
October 15. 1965 modification at SAL Prestwick, GB; November 12, 1965 assignment 1 Wing at Lahr; April 23, 1968 repair/modification at SAL, Prestwick
June 2, 1970 serial change, renumbered as Canadian Forces 104760; June 24, 1970 assignment 439 squadron of 1 CAG at Baden-Sollingen; Royal Flush at Ramstein AB in June 1971
May 6, 1974 repair/modification at SAL Prestwick, GB; December 6, 1978 repair/modification at Northwest Industries, Edmonton. CA
Greenham Common IAT (International Air Tattoo) in 1979; June 23, 1982 repair/modification at Messerschmitt; struck off service March 25, 1986
to Turkey taken on service by THK (Turkish AF serial 62-760) on April 9, 1986 coded "8-760"with 181 Filo; May 17, 1990 to 182 Filo
August 1991 182 Filo of 8.AJU, based at Diyarbakir, exchanged with 18 Gruppo at Trapani-Birgi, flying the F-104S; withdrawn from use and stored in 1994
"8-760" of 8.AJU preserved on a pole in Turgutlu-Manisa ("62-760") along the E 96 highway in October 2004
in September 2013 it was removed by the city hall and taken away by road transport to city hall depot; nowadays it can be found dumped near a guard tower of a nearby prison
May 2019 the 760 is in slightly poor condition; September 2019 the Airforce (THK) moved the 760 to a place which is unknown
the cockpit section was removed from the rest of the airframe and both sections there transported separately; data plate of CF-104 104760 was found at a scrapper later; no further information.

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