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Hobby Master CF-104 Starfighter CAF 1/72 HA1054

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HB1054
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Hobby Master
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Hobby Master Lockheed CF-104D  Starfighter  Ist Canadian Air Group, Canadian Armed Forces  1/72 scale diecast metal and plastic parts. Fully assembled.  HA1054

The F-104 Starfighter was the first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. The Starfighter shattered speed and rate of climb records that still are impressive today. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname “The Missile With A Man In It”. The F-104 was operated by approximately 15 countries. The Starfighter first flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.
 
One of the 38 CF-104D’s built was a model 583-04-15 c/n 583A-5320 and serial # 12650. #12650 was delivered to Canada on June 26, 1963. In 1968 the Canadian Military was unified under one name, Canadian Forces so no more RCAF. In 1970 with the 417 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta the aircraft was re- serialed 104650. July 1983 the aircraft went to the 1st Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Söllingen, West Germany. In April, 1986 #104650 along with 5 other CF-104D’s were sold to Turkey.