F-104G "R-341" RDAF Aalborg AB, Denmark in August 1982

F-104G, construction number 683D-6040, model 683-10-19, US serial number 62-12341, built by Canadair
first flight April 13, 1964, ready at Canadair June 30, 1964 after 5 flights with 8:50 flight hours; delivery date to USAF July 6, 1964
ferry flight via Langley AFB to MOAMA Brookley, Alabama AFB on July 6, 1964; MAP (Military Assistance Program) assigned at MOAMA, Brookley, Alabama; shipped to Denmark
arrival with USN ship "Marine Fiddler" on November 23, 1964; MAP to Denmark coded R-341 with 12 flying hours; test flight for RDAF on December 16, 1964
Esk 726 on December 21, 1964; Esk 723 on September 22, 1965; Esk 726 on November 20, 1967; Esk 723 on May 16, 1968
September 6, 1968 painted in an all green camouflage scheme; repainted in glossy green camouflage scheme on December 16, 1981; Esk 726 on January 3, 1983
crashed at Tversted, north east of Hirtshals on March 21, 1985 with 3.874 flying hours, the pilot was killed.

It crashed into the 'Tannis Bucht' near Tversted. Pilot was sadly killed. It came down into sea 20 km N of Hirtshals.
R-341 was one of two aircraft flying their mission from Aalborg. When returning back and preparing for the landing at around 4500 ft, the R-341 disappeared from the radar.
The wreck was later found in the sea and the cause of the accident is unknown.

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