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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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1 day ago
CF-104 Starfighter, CAF 🇨🇦 No. 441 Silver Fox Tactical Fighter Squadron, CFB Baden-Soellingen, Germany. #StarfighterSaturday #ColdWar
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owolf.bsky.social
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1 day ago
F 104G
#StarfighterSaturday
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grumpykiltpin.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Was it just the Germans & Canadians that used these in a significant way? Don’t think I’ve ever seen them in anyone else’s colours.
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owolf.bsky.social
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1 day ago
USA, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Norway and a lot more.
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grumpykiltpin.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Oh, surprising.
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owolf.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Maybe it’s because it never saw combat.
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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Quite a few NATO nations operated them.
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grumpykiltpin.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Interesting paint scheme
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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Its a 1 of 3 CF-104's with special paint schemes!
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tourswag.bsky.social
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1 day ago
The CF-104's were built near Montreal by Canadair ( RCAF did have a few Lockheed dual seaters )
Entering service with 427 Lion Squadron at 3 Wing Zweibrucken in 1962 in a nuclear capable strike/attack role
Family friend Larry Nelson:
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tourswag.bsky.social
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1 day ago
36 zippers over Baden 1973 ( RCAF/DND photo)
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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Great photo and what a formation!!
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tourswag.bsky.social
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1 day ago
I didn't want to bore you- but if you like this stuff -
427squadron assoc website has a trove of first hand info
( the website is a little clunky )
Jack Partingtons story here:
https://www.427squadron.com/history/stories/coldwarrior-1.pdf
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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Perfect, thank you! I think I got my pic from
https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-6-canadair-cf-104-starfighter
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lionofflanders.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Now that, my friends, is a proper paint job for a jet. Could still use a splash of red here and there to make it absolutely tops.
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tabletopbill.bsky.social
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lionofflanders.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Ok now checkerboard that nose cone and this one is ready for action. 🏁😎
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Entering service with 427 Lion Squadron at 3 Wing Zweibrucken in 1962 in a nuclear capable strike/attack role
Family friend Larry Nelson:
427squadron assoc website has a trove of first hand info
( the website is a little clunky )
Jack Partingtons story here:
https://www.427squadron.com/history/stories/coldwarrior-1.pdf