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RCAF Canadair CF-104D Starfighter Interceptor - "104651," The Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (1:72 Scale)
RCAF Canadair CF-104D Starfighter Interceptor - "104651," The Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Hobby Master RCAF Canadair CF-104D Starfighter Interceptor - "104651," The Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada




 
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Hobby Master HA1060 RCAF Canadair CF-104D Starfighter Interceptor - "104651," The Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (1:72 Scale) "Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam."
- Marshal McLuhan

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a single-engined, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 until 1967. It continued in service with the Air National Guard until it was phased out in 1975. Subsequently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continued to fly a small fleet. NASA F-104 aircraft flew in support of the X-15 and XB-70 projects. The F-104 continued to support the spaceflight programs until they were retired in 1995 and replaced by F/A-18 Hornets. The Starfighter was the first aircraft to hold simultaneous official world records for speed, altitude, and time-to-climb.

The F-104G version sold well amongst NATO air forces where these high-speed fighter-bomber variants continued in service with most operators until the late 1980s; the Italian Air Force examples being the last to be retired in 2004. Many air forces using F-104s eventually replaced them with the F-16 or Panavia Tornado.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale limited edition RCAF Canadair CF-104D Starfighter interceptor currently on display at The Alberta Aviation Museum, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 4-inches
Length: 9-inches

Release Date: February 2015

Historical Account: "Double Double" - The Alberta Aviation Museum is a museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on-site at the former Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport on the southwest corner of the field (11410 Kingsway Avenue).

The Alberta Aviation Museum hangar is the last remaining example of a 'double-double' Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) hangar. These hangars, built for the BCATP across Canada, were made of pre-cut wooden timbers of British Columbia fir. They could be built as single units, double units, and the 'double-double' which is four units.

Built in 1940 after 3 double hangars for RCAF Station Edmonton, it was originally opened October 5th, 1940, as No. 2 Air Observers School (AOS) under the command of Wop May. After the USA entered the Second World War the airport was used to service United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft heading to Alaska until the new USAAF base that was to become CFB Namao (now CFB Edmonton) opened outside of Edmonton and absorbed some of the traffic. Postwar the museum hangar was used by No. 418 (City of Edmonton) Reserve Squadron, Pacific Western Airlines and for Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) construction before becoming a car dealership in the late 1960s. Boeing 737-200 of Pacific Western Airlines now at Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport

Known in Edmonton as "The Hangar on Kingsway", it has been designated 'M' Hangar, Hangar #6 and later Building #14 by the Edmonton City Airport. It is now a designated municipal and provincial historic site.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Full complement of weapons
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Opening canopy
  • Comes with seated pilot figure
  • Comes with display stand

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