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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:CF-104D Mk 1 Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:4633 RNoAF
    Construction Number:583A-5303
    Last Civil Registration:N104
    Compressed ID:Lockheed CF-104D Mk 1 sn 4633 RNoAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:International Trading Company of Yukon Inc, Oklahoma City, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CF-104D Mk 1.

    From September 1961 to December 1961

    Used for initial RCAF pilot training at Palmdale, California.

    23 March 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 12633.

    Transferred to No. 6 (Saint/R) Operational Training Unit, RCAF Station Cold Lake, AB.

    28 July 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 104633.

    23 May 1973

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Canadian Armed Forces.

    14 September 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Norwegian Air Force with s/n 4633.

    14 September 1973

    Transferred to No. 334 Squadron, Bodo, Norway.

    25 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Russeu-Smith
    Notes: Photographed at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire.

    9 December 1982

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
    Withdrawn from use. with 2,486.8 hours on the airframe.

    Assigned to Sola AFB, Norway for storage.

    Circa 1983

    To Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection inAaGardermoen.

    1984

    To Combat Jet and Aerospace Museum, Chino, CA with new c/r N104JR.
    Traded for Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 42-55983.

    1984

    Repair started.

    11 November 1986

    Transported by air.

    From 1986 to 1987

    Restored.

    June 1987


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    August 1987

    To Combat Jets Flying Museum, Houston, TX with new c/r N104.

    11 November 1987

    First flight.
    First post-restoration flight.

    2 August 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    19 August 1988


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Taxiing in for the 1988 NAS Miramar Airshow

    May 1992

    To Experimental Aircraft Association, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N104.

    15 May 1992

    Ferry flight.

    1 August 1992


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: at Oshkosh 1992

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At EAA Oshkosh.

    April 1996

    To Fuel Fresh Inc, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N104.
    Based at Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa.

    4 April 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX104 (CF104D, 104633) issued.

    1 May 1997


    Photographer: unknown

    October 1997


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Holloman AFB, NM

    20 August 1999

    To Fuel Fresh Inc, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N104.

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX104 (CF104D, 104633) issued.

    Based at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams AFB), Phoenix, AZ.
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    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    17 June 2012


    Photographer: Chris Kennedy

    November 2022

    To KF Center for Excellence, Kklowna, BC keeping c/r N104.

    November 2022

    Ferry flight.
    Ferried to Ephrata, WA awaiting paperwork.

    15 March 2023

    To International Trading Company of Yukon Inc, Oklahoma City, OK keeping c/r N104.

    June 2023

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked from Ephrata, WA to Kelowna, BC.

    February 2024

    Markings Applied: RCAF
    Repainted as with RCAF.


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    International F-104 Society
    Vintage Aviation News

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