Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter "R-771" - Vadum, Denmark
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pstidsen
N 57° 06.557 E 009° 51.425
32V E 551912 N 6329876
Denne CF-104 Starfighter fungerer som port vogter ved indgangen til Flyvestation Aalborg. --- This CF-104 Starfighter serves as gate guardian at the entrance to Flyvestation Aalborg.
Waymark Code: WMGY1B
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 04/22/2013
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter blev anvendt i Det Danske Flyvevåbnet fra 1964 og var stationeret på Flyvestation Aalborg, hvor den primære rolle, var at afvise fjentlige eller ukendte fly der trængte ind i det danske luftrum. Den kunne flyve mach 2 = (2,125 km/h). Flyet blev erstattet af F-16 i starten af 1980'erne. De sidste fly blev taget ud af aktiv tjeneste i 1986.
Det danske øgenavn var "Gravid stoppenål med barberblad på tværs". Forkanten var rent faktisk så skarp, at den blev "pakket ind" når flyet stod parkeret.
R-771 havde sin første flyvning d. 6. april 1962 i Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Det Canadiske Flyvevåben solgte den til det Danske Flyvevåben 17. sep. 1971, og flyet ankom til Flyvestation Ålborg d. 24. nov. 1971. R-771 havde sin sidste flyvning d. 27. dec. 1983, og blev udfaset fra Flyvevåbnet d. 01. jan. 1984.
Flyet blev 18. feb. 1986 overført til Flyvestation Vandel for at bruges som trænings fly. Fem år senere, d. 29. nov. 1991, blev flyet flyttet tilbage til Flyvestation Ålborg for klargøring som Gate Guard til hovedvagten på Flyvestation Ålborg hvor den blev opstillet d. 8. jan. 1993. R-771 havde ved udfasning fra Flyvevåbnet fløjet 3696 timer og 45 minutter.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was applied within the Danish Air Force in 1964 and was stationed at Aalborg Air Base, where the primary role was to reject enemy or unidentified aircraft entered the Danish airspace. It was able to reach a speed of Mach 2 = (2,125 km / h). The aircraft were replaced by F-16s in the early 1980s. The last aircraft was taken out of active service in 1986.
The Danish nickname was "Pregnant darning needle with a razor blade across." The leading edge was actually so sharp that it was "wrapped" when the plane was parked.
R-771 had its first flight on May 6 April 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Airforce sold it to the Danish Air Force 17th September 1971 and the aircraft arrived at the airfield in Aalborg 24th November 1971. R-771 had its last flight on 27th December 1983 and was decommissioned from the Air Force 1st January 1984.
18th February 1986, the plane was transferred to Flyvestation Vandelbane to be used as a training aircraft. Five years later, 29th November 1991, the aircraft was moved back to Airbase Aalborg for preparation to be Gate Guard at the main gate at Airbase Aalborg where it was established on 8th January 1993. When R-771 was phased out from the Air Force, it had a record of 3,696 hours and 45 minutes in the air.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter
Tail Number: (S/N): 683A-1071 / 12771
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Entrance to Aalborg Airport
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
No restrictions
Other Information:: Not listed
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