CF-104 STARFIGHTER, Collège militaire royal de St-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu, QC - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Francais / French:

Le CF-104 Starfighter construit au Canada a été l'un de l'avion de combat de jet plus réussi en service à la Force aérienne du Canada. Un total de 340 appareils ont été construits sous licence par le gouvernement du Canada. Le CF-104 a été conçu comme un avion léger de frappe nucléaire. L'avion a été retiré du service en 1986 après avoir été utilisé pendant plus de 25 ans jusqu'à ce qu'ils l'ont remplacé par le CF-18.

Historique de l'appareil (sur la plaque):

Le CF-104784 est entré en service en mai 1962 et a été retiré du service actif en Europe le 26 février 1985 avec plus de 3300 heures de vol à son actif. Il a ensuite été exposé à la BFC Lahr jusqu'au printemps 1993. Il a été déménagé à la 16ième Escadre en raison de la fermeture des bases des Forces canadiennes en Europe.


English / Anglais:

The Canadian built CF-104 Starfighter was one of the most successful jet fighter aircraft to serve with Canada's Air Force. A total of 340 fighters were built under license by the Canadian government. The CF-104 was designed as a light-weight nuclear strike aircraft. The aircraft were retired from service in 1986 after being used for over 25 years until they were was replaced by the CF-18.


History of this aircraft(on the plate):

CF-104784 entered in service in May 1962 and was retired in Europe on 26 February 1986 wich more than 3300 hours flying time. It was then displayed at CFB Lahr until Spring 1993. It was moved to 16 Wing, upon Canadian Forces Europe closure.











WEB refefrence : (visit link)

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): CF-104 STARFIGHTER Tail Number: (S/N): 12784 / CF-104784 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): College Militaire Royal at St. Jean, QC inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Non Access restrictions: No special restrictions for this display

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   09/10/2022 Patwolfe visited it 09/09/2022 Harley_Quinn_1998 visited it 08/29/2020 machard visited it 02/23/2020 TricoB visited it 02/23/2020 mcmeunier visited it 01/01/2020 gemeloj visited it 07/10/2019 LadyKarine visited it 05/29/2019 Casper&Aero visited it 12/15/2018 Amalthee visited it 05/02/2017 Lynx Humble visited it 09/18/2016 Lucky_Al visited it 08/27/2014 lesden visited it 07/29/2014 new8812 visited it 07/27/2014 LeGrandChrist visited it 04/13/2014 CONPER visited it 02/16/2014 W1zz visited it 11/21/2013 Castor007 visited it 05/29/2013 navy30000 visited it 02/03/2013 PatrickValerie visited it

View all visits/logs