Canadian Armed Forces CF-104s depart CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada

Close formation takeoff of CF-104 (104762) +1 from Canadian Forces Base CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), Alberta, Canada. Aircraft are from No.6 Strike/Reconnaissance Operational Training Unit (6 ST/R OTU) at CFB Cold Lake, which later became 417 Squadron. 104762 crashed on 9 June 1981 in West Germany, when it struck trees on a simulated tactical delivery; the pilot ejected safely.       Andrew Henwood (www.916-Starfighter.de)    1964  Canada  CFB Cold Lake  1600*900 px  300 dpi  0.84 MB John Mark Motyer, CD