This Starfighter was built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California in 1957. It was accepted by the U.S. Air Force in November of that year. The RCAF acquired the Starfighter in June 1963. The aircraft was transferred to the Museum in June 1968.
Lockheed F-104A
Starfighter
The RCAF selected the F-104 to replace its Sabre fighters in Europe. The small F-104 Starfighter was an attempt to counter the trend towards increasingly heavier fighters after World War 2. Canadair produced 200 single-seat CF-104s and another 140 F-104Gs for NATO countries.