1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1054) LOCKHEED CF104D STARFIGHTER (104650) C.A.F. 439-SQDN 1-C.A.G. C.F.B. BADEN-SOELLINGEN, DEUTCHLAND 1983 (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 800)

1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1054) LOCKHEED CF104D STARFIGHTER (104650) C.A.F. 439-SQDN 1-C.A.G. C.F.B. BADEN-SOELLINGEN, DEUTCHLAND 1983 (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 800) . The maiden flight for the dual-seat CF-104D took place on June 14, 1961. One of the 38CF-104D’s built for the RCAF at Lockheed’s Palmdale facility as a model 583-04-15 wasc/n 583A-5320 and serial # 12650. #12650 was delivered to Canada on June 26, 1963. In1968 the various branches of the Canadian Military were unified under one name,Canadian Forces so no more RCAF.  In 1970 while with the 417 Squadron at CFB ColdLake, Alberta the aircraft was given a new serial, 104650 to coincide with the new aircraftnumbering system of using the aircraft type as the first numbers. In July 1983 the aircraftwent to the 1st Canadian Air Group based at CFB Baden-Söllingen in West Germany. InApril, 1986 #104650 along with 5 other CF-104D’s were sold to Turkey.