Former Royal Canadian Air Force 12870 was stricken on 23 May 1973 with 1,859 flight hours, it was sold to Norway and delivered on 28 January 1974. The Luftforsvaret said goodbye to this Starfighter on 1 December 1982. It was stored at Sola AB with 3,379 flight hours. From 1985 onwards it was stored at Bodø. From mid 2008, the aircraft was painted in an overall red white blue colour scheme and was preserved at the base.