F-104J "510" 203 squadron formation Take-off at Chitose AB 1980 F-104J, construction number 683B-3010, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 36-8510, reassembled by MitsubishiMitsubishi reassembled from supplied knock-down kits by Lockheed; delivery date March 9, 1963; first assigned to 201 Hikotai of 2 Kokudan later shared between Hikotais inside 2 Kokudan; 1967 after IRAN assigned to 206 squadronn of 7 Kokudan; 1970 after IRAN assigned to 204 Hikotai of 5th Kokudan later assigned to 201 Hikotai; 1974 assigned to 203 Hikotai, forever assigned to that Hikotai; withdrawn from use date unknown, about 1981 at Chitose preserved at Furano town Botanic Garden (arboretum), Hokkaido Prefecture, 2 Wing 203 squadron markings, noted April 25, 2003; in bad condition June 2006 noted July 2009 last noted (in bad condition); it was disassembled and removed in July 2010; at Chitose AB, Hokkaido Prefecture stored October 22, 2013 stored noted April 2019. copyright © Suga Zuo
