Keychain made of: Canadair CF-116 CAF 116730
Product code 116730
Canadair
Publisher/Brand PlaneChains
Format 3,6 x 8,8 cm
Version Real aircraft skin
Category Various Aviation items
Subcategory Airplane Skin Tags » Planechains Tags
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This product was added to our database on Friday 31 july 2026.
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Introducing the latest addition to the Plane Chains hangar: the Cold War CF-116 Freedom Fighter! These new Plane Chains are crafted from the tip tanks of RCAF CF-116 116730. Built in Montréal and powered by Canadian Orenda-built J85 engines, this twin-engine supersonic jet trained generations of Canadian fighter pilots. Serving with squadrons like 419 “Moose,” it became part of Canada’s own Top Gun program—an aggressor and lead-in fighter that prepared pilots for CF-104 and CF-18 combat operations.
CF-116 116730 was built at Canadair’s Cartierville plant in Montréal and served through the height of the Cold War. Assigned to squadrons such as 434 “Bluenose,” 433 “Porcupine,” and 419 “Moose,” she trained generations of Canadian and NATO fighter pilots. Later in her career, 116730 joined what many called Canada’s Top Gun program—flying as an aggressor and lead-in fighter trainer from CFB Cold Lake. Painted in adversary schemes, she prepared pilots for CF-104 and CF-18 operations, embodying the skill, discipline, and resolve that defined a generation of Canadian aviators.
