The Royal Danish Air Force realised very quickly that their 29 F-104s were not sufficient to maintain effective readiness, so they started searching for a solution. After withdrawing some Starfighters from service in Europe, the Royal Canadian Air Force offered the Danish (and Norwegian Air Force) their surplus machines. Thus the Royal Danish Air Force decided in September 1971 to buy 15 additional Starfighter CF-104 single seaters and seven CF-104D two seaters that would go into service between 1972-74. This is one of those 15 CF-104s.

Photographer: Kurt Thomsen

Originally delivered to the Canadian Air Force in May-1963 as 12888. In Jul-1970 it was reserialled as 104888. In Jun-1972 it was taken on charge by the Danish Air Force as R-888. In Jan-1984 it was withdrawn from use after it made its last flight on 22-Dec-1983. It was then stored at Værløse. In May-1997 it arrived at the Dansk Veteranflysamling which was renamed to Danmarks Flymuseum in Jun-2007.

Delivered to the RCAF as 12888 in 1963. Reserialled as 104888 in 1970. To Denmark as R-888 in 1972. Last flew in 1983 and stored at Aalborg. Preserved at Stauning from 1997.