Canadair CF-116A Freedom Fighter, 116738 / 1038, Private
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Registration: 116738
Construction Number: 1038
Model Canadair CF-116A Freedom Fighter
Operator: Private
Airport: Fortine - Crystal Lakes Resort (81S / K81S), USA - Montana
Photographer: Dave Welch
Date Taken: 07/06/2023
Date Submitted: 22/06/2023
Details from CASPIR website - Originally ordered as RCAF 14738, re-marked before completion. Delivered direct to storage at CFB North Bay or CFB Trenton. With 433e L'Escadre de Combat at CFB Bagotville, QC in 1975, 1982, 1983 and 1984. Also with No. 434 Sqn at CFB Chatham, NB in 1988. Reported used for R&D projects, no further information. In storage at AMDU at CFB Trenton by Sep 1989, still there in Feb 1995. Being disassembled for spares at that time. At CFD Mountain View in Jun 1995. Struck off and transferred to David J. Carlaw's Memorial Military Museum in Campbellford, ON. It was purchased by Stonehenge Museum owner, James Smith, from the Memorial Military Museum in October 1998. Under Mr. Smith's direction, the aircraft was given USAF markings and on 30 Jul 2015 was mounted on a post near the museum in Crystal Lakes, Montana.
Picture ID:1845052