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1 - J79-19 turbojet Maximum Speed: Mach 2 11,810 lbs. dry thrust, 17,900 lb. with afterburner Span: 21' 11" (6.68m) Length: 54' 9" (16.69m) Height: 13' 6" RCAF 12645 / CAF 104645 was one of a number of Lockheed built two place trainers, spending its flying career at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, before becoming a battle-damage repair airframe at Mountain View Ontario, near CFB Trenton. This aircraft was traded for a Piasecki H-21B that is now on display at the Comox Air Force Museum. General Information Referred to as the "Missile with a man in it", the CF-104 (single seat version) built in Canada under license by Canadair in Cartierville, Quebec, was envisioned as a high speed, high altitude point defense interceptor against the relatively poor maneuvering manned bomber threat that existed in the early 1950's. The aircraft in later years provided a measure of unparalleled stability in the low-level, high speed environment until phased out -- with the majority of those being transferred to the Turkish Air Force in 1986. Photo: Patrick Martin, Martin Slides | |
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