This particular airplane operated in Canada with the RCAF and the Canadian Forces from August 1958 until October 1979 when it was flown to the museum for preservation.
This CF-5A, built in 1970, was based at several locations across Canada between periods of storage but served most frequently at Cold Lake. Transferred by the Canadian Forces to the museum in 1997. It retained the Warsaw Pact “aggressor” markings.
This aircraft completed US Air Force service (as 57-0334) in April 1959, and was stored until 1971 when it began operations with the Canadian Forces. At the end of active duty in 1984, the aircraft was transferred to the museum.