ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55016
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12816 |
| MSN: | 1116 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Station Zweibrucken -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Zweibrucken, West Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
2 October 1962 - Taken on strength. The 434 Squadron aircraft was undergoing a maintenance engine run-up in a modified Zulu hangar when a fuel spill on the hangar floor ignited. The aircraft was secured with a cable and it was not possible to disconnect it to pull the aircraft out of the hangar. Although the fire was difficult to battle in the small hangar, the fire fighters were able to save much of the front section of the aircraft. The tail section had not been installed for the engine test and was thus undamaged.
Although 12816 was written off, the surviving sections were mated with parts of 12803 at 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, for use as an instructional airframe, numbered A685. These parts were later used to restore a mounted display CF104 at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. Originally displayed as a silver version of 12872, it is currently displayed as a camouflaged version of 441 Squadron Starfighter 104880. Located at 54°24'38.18"N 110°16'35.49"W.
Sources:
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 19 & 26)
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12801_12850_detailed.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 17-Jan-2013 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 05-Jun-2013 07:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2014 13:10 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 11-Mar-2016 07:17 | yukonjack | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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