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- Aerial photo of CF-104 12868 fitted with its recce pod in level flight - September 1964.
Courtesy Bernie Lind.
- Closer image of CF-104 12868 in level flight - September 1964.
Courtesy Bernie Lind.
- CF-104 12770 breaks through the clouds in a climb - August 1964.
Courtesy Bob Jackson.
- Aerial photo of CF-104 12713 in level flight - August 1964.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- Tents set up at the 441 Squadron dispersal area during the summer - July 1964.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
- Starfighter 12868 fitted with its recce pod poses near Marville - June 1964.
Courtesy Larry Milberry.
- A recce pod is ready for installation on 12854 - June 1964.
Courtesy Larry Milberry.
- The first dozen or so 439 Squadron "jocks" at the Squadron back bar - May 1964.
Back row (L-R) - Gary Sanderson, Ray Learmond, Doug Fenton, Gorm Jensen, Scott Clements, Ray Sawchuck. Center row (L-R) Bob Garry, F/L Marshall, Digger Graves, Ray Jessome, Romeo Lalonde. Front row (L-R) Bob Henderson (deceased), Jack Frazer, Jack Nichols. Missing from photo: Dave Huddleston.
Courtesy Bill Best.
- CF-104 #854 making a low pass over Marville - 10 April 1964.
Note that the aircraft is fitted with a camera pod.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.
- Larger image of CF-104 #854 on a low pass over Marville - 10 April 1964.
Note that the aircraft is fitted with a camera pod.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.
- Tents set up at the 439 Squadron dispersal area after a good spring rain - April 1964.
Courtesy Roger Cyr.
First photo reconnaissance mission flown by CF-104 12854 over the Wing Headquarters Building by W/C Edwards, OC 441 Squadron - 3 March 1964
- Two CF-104's taking off from Marville - 3 March 1964.
Note that the aircraft on the left (854) is fitted with a camera pod.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.
- Larger image of the two CF-104's taking off from Marville - 3 March 1964.
Note that the aircraft on the left (854) is fitted with a camera pod.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre.
439 Squadron reactivated in Marville with the CF-104 Starfighter - 2 March 1964. The Squadron remained in Marville until March, 1967, at which time it moved to Lahr, West Germany.
- S/L JL Frazer assumes command as OC 439 Squadron - February 1964.
Courtesy 439 Squadron Archives.
441 "Silver Fox" Squadron was reactivated on 20 January 1964 with the CF-104 Starfighter and assigned a NATO photo reconnaissance role at Marville where it remained until moving to Lahr in March 1967.
- CF-104 pilots from 439 Squadron - 7 February 1964.
Courtesy Norm MacSween.
- Prime Minister Lester B Pearson and his party looking over a CF-104 recce pod - 17 January 1964.
(L-R) - W/C Bob Edwards (OC 441 Squadron), Prime Minister Lester B Pearson, G/C AF Avant (CO 1 Wing), A/V/M DAR Bradshaw (AOC 1 Air Division), F/L Don Francis (1 Wing Photo Officer).
Courtesy National Archives of Canada PL-149879.
- CF-104 12854 was the "Queen of the Fleet" and originally assigned to 441 Squadron prior to amalgamation - January 1964.
(L-R) Burrell Downing and an unidentified "break man" in the cockpit. We are advised that 12854 would seemingly fly forever and never snag.
Courtesy Burrell Downing.
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