F-104JD "012" (36-5012) 204th Hikotai (squadron) of 5th Wing JASDF carrying "red bands" ACM colorscheme at Komatsu AB 1980

F-104DJ, construction number 583B-5412, Model 583-10-17, JASDF serial number 36-5012, Lockheed built
reassembled from supplied knock-down kits by Lockheed; Lockheed built; Mitsubishi reassembled; February 19, 1963 handed over to Air Self-Defense Force
delivery date February 13, 1963; first unit 201st Hikotai of 2nd Wing; seen in summer 1970 with 201st Hikotai, 2nd Kokudan at Chitose AB; later to 5th Wing; in 1971 back to 2nd Wing
in 1973 to 202nd Hikotai of 5th Wing at Nyutabaru AB; with 204th Hikotai at ACM meeting 1980 with orange bands around its fuselage
with 203rd Hikotai withdrawn from use on February 28, 1983 at Gifu AB; to ROCAF for spare parts use only; 1993 scrapped.

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