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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / T-38 Talon / Canadair CF-116
    Latest Model:CF-116D Freedom Fighter
    Last Military Serial:116812 CAF
    Construction Number:2012
    Last Civil Registration:N812MX
    Compressed ID:Canadair CF-116D sn 116812 CAF cn 2...
    Latest Owner or Location:Comanche Maverick Air Llc, Houston, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CF-116D by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    9 December 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 116812.

    9 December 1968

    To No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, AB.

    Circa 1974

    Flew with the Cobras demo team.

    Circa 1991

    Received full Avionic Update Program modifications.

    1994

    Leased to Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment.

    1995

    Returned from loan to No. 419 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, AB.
    One of the last operational CF-5s.

    By June 1995

    Assigned to CFB Trenton, Quinte West, ON for storage.

    From By 1997 to 13 July 2011

    Assigned to CFD Mountain View, Alberta, CA for storage.

    6 January 2012

    To Logix Global Inc, Lewes, DE with new c/r N812MX (CF-5D, 2012).

    Based at Greater Wilmington Airport, Wilmington, DE.
    View the Location Dossier

    2 May 2012

    To Tiger Aircraft Corp, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N812MX.

    21 May 2012

    To I3 Aircraft Holdings One Llc, Huntsville, AL keeping c/r N812MX.

    20 July 2012

    To Aerovision Holdings 1 Corp, Newark, DE with new c/r N812AV.

    3 June 2014

    Civil registration, N812AV, cancelled.

    22 May 2015

    To I3 Aircraft Holdings One Llc, Huntsville, AL with new c/r N812MX.
    Last CR action date noted here.

    4 April 2018

    To SSBM Llc, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N812MX.

    16 May 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX812MX (CF-5D, 2012) issued.

    19 October 2023

    To Comanche Maverick Air Llc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N812MX.

    27 July 2024


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: Photo taken at the 2024 Fargo AirSho.
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     Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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     Max Sabin
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