ADB 003 – Canadian Starfighters: The CF-104 and CF-104D in Canadian Service 1961 – 1968
Sized A4, sofcover, perfect bound, 152 pages, colour profiles, more than 350 hitherto unpublished photographs, ENGLISH TEXT
Our author Pat Martin from Canada wrote a fantastic book about the Starfighter in Canadian service. Lots of great images, especially from the early years of CF-104 service and a plethora of background information make this book a must have for the enthusiast interested in NATO air forces in Europe.
From the content:
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Readers Notes
Abbreviation List
Phraseology
Living in a MAD World
Lockheed
XF-104
YF-104
Production for the USAF
The European Case
The Canadian Case
F-104G
Germany Selects
Canada Selects
The Rest of the Club
European Production
Production at Lockheed
CF-104D – TF-104G
F-104A 770
CF-104 Production
Canadair F-104G Production
Nuclear Troubles on Parliament Hill
Into RCAF Service
The Formative Years
Getting Through the Sixties
The Conventional Role
Winding Down in Canada
Sabres, Clunks and Rho Delta
The Big Question
Events and Exercises
Four Wings
Three Wings
Exit France
Three Wings in Germany
Two Wings
The End of 1 Air Division
The Conventional Role
Going Green
Winding Down in Europe
The Last Starfighter
And in the End
RCAF
CAF Era Markings
Symmetrical Era Markings
Specials
Nuclear Weapons
Conventional Weapons
Bases and Wings
CF-104 Units
Individual Aircraft Histories
Canadair F-104G Production
Canadian Starfighter Colour Profiles
The CF-104 Flat Spin Mode