Some interesting information and pictures:
PDF pg 10 of 12
http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/engraph/Vol7/no3/PDF/09-stouffer_e.pdf has a picture of a CF-18 and a CF-5 flying side by side with blues on the wing rails.
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Following the cancellation of the Velvet Glove AAM, a few Mark 5s were used to fire Sparrow radar guided AAMs in tests and redesignated "Mark 5M". Four Sparrows were carried on the underwing pylons. There were similar trials with Canucks carrying four Hughes GAR-8 Falcon AAMs on underwing pylons, or carrying a single MB-1 Genie unguided, nuclear-armed AAM on each wingtip. Of course, no CF-100 ever carried these weapons in service. http://www.vectorsite.net/avcf100.html
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A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321
A rare view of a squadron black-nosed F-4B Phantom flying alongside a Canadian CF-5.
Marine Corps Air Reservists frequently exchanged visits with Canadian squadrons. Those are not wing tanks on the CF-5.
In January 1977, 321 joined its Dallas sister squadron, VMFA-112, for a Sparrow missile shoot at NAS Point Mugu, California. This missile shoot, combined with an extensive dissimilar air combat training program with Canadian CF-5s, and Marine A-4s, highlighted
an overall successful ATD.
http://www.usmc.mil/directiv.nsf/296c3de7ecae538985256d1100686a36/9dae59d455dec056852571b1005fcd70/$FILE/A%20History%20of%20Marine%20Fighter%20Attack%20Squadron%20321%20PCN%2019000311400.pdf.
Pdf page 38 0f 60
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THE AVRO CANADA CF-105 ARROW PROGRAMME: DECISIONS AND DETERMINANTS
“During 1955 the RCAF selected the American Douglas Aircraft Company Sparrow II, a missile under development for the US Navy, as the armament for both the improved Canuck and the Arrow. However, in 1956, the US Navy - the sole US customer - announced that for budgetary reasons it would not procure the Sparrow II after the completion of its development programme. Despite the increased cost and effort, the RCAF and DDP effectively took over the programmehttp://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/arrow/thesis/thesis8.htm
Also you can try looking at the Mark 6 proposal of the CF-100, and the Mark 3A of the same aircraft.
Fov your quote:
"The problem I have is a couple of guys(sources??????? we religiously post ours which makes this site so good) insist (where is their proof that it did not) that the guns wasn't re-installed until 1974. They say that the article says the guns were put back on but they never say for example: June 23 1972 the first gun was re-installed. As for the sidewinders they say, (again proof and citing) that these sites that list the specs with sidewinders included are mistaken and are including them from the US version.
Lastly for the humor of the day:
"It was during one of these CAP missions, at 2:00am on January 30 that two Canadian pilots, Maj. David “DW” Kendall and Capt. Steve “Hillbilly” Hill were called upon to attack an Iraqi patrol boat, a TCN-45 which carry the deadly anti-ship Exocet missile and anti-aircraft guns. Both aircraft strafed the speeding boat, well illuminated by moonlight, with observed 20 mm cannon hits. Passes were made to try a weapons system lock for the-air-to ground Sidewinder, but the boat’s heat signature was insufficient. In a subsequent pass, Kendall received a full system lock on air-to-air mode and launched a Sparrow missile which impacted the water close to the boat. This event represented the first instance of Canadian forces firing on an enemy in a declared combat since the Korean War. Otherwise however, CAP missions proved to be relatively routine. The armourers were frustrated with the lack of work."
http://www.richthistle.com/article_include.php?i=a6_hornets.php
Edit to add:
CF-104 and Sidewinders
In 1972.......................There also appeared to be some potential to equip at least a portion of the CF-104 fleet with AIM-9 Sidewinder heat seaking missiles during wartime..............441 Squadron..............Sidewinder carriage on the 104 mated to a catamaran which was in turn attached to the fuseledge centerline bomb rack. Through trialing it was determined the rack was suitible, but in wartime use all electrial fittings were being used..............appropiate wiring for this missiles could be installed during depot-level inspection................decreased operational flexibility in 441 squadron since they would be the only ones to get the missile equiped aircraft............as the CF-104 program was looming closer to an end the plan was scrapped.(Picture below shows another option tried with the winders on the wings)
Offensivley, CF-104 pilots were taught to close to heat seeking missile parameters in an enemy's stern quarter..........................
As to the cannon issue
the first remodified CF-104 was picked up at Cold Lake in January 1974, the pilot was John Glover and the aircaft came with a fixed iron ring gunsight. Now cannons just do not appear in an aircraft overnight for example problems such as the "rate kicker had to be sorted out. The first actual in ex use of the cannon firing aircraft was I think between 27th of May and June 5th 1974.(4ATAF)