F-104G "R-342" 726 Esk of RDAF Aalborg AB, Denmark in 1985

F-104G, construction number 683D-6041, model 683-10-19, US serial number 62-12342, built by Canadair
first flight April 10, 1964; ready at Canadair July 6, 1964 after 9 flights with 15:55 flight hours; delivery date to USAF on July 10, 1964 coded "FG-342/22342"
ferry flight via Langley AFB to MOAMA Brookley AFB, Alabama on July 6, 1964; MAP (Military Assistance Program) assigned at MOAMA, Brookley, Alabama
shipped to Denmark with 19:30 flight hours; the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on the aircraft carrier USN ship "Marine Fiddler" November 23, 1964
MAP to Denmark coded R-342 November 23, 1964, delivery date Esk 726 on February 8, 1965; Esk 723 on September 22, 1965; Esk 726 on March 8, 1966
repainted in an all green camouflage scheme on September 26, 1969; repainted in glossy green camouflage scheme on December 1, 1976
withdrawn from use on April 30, 1986 with 4.441 flight hours; preserved and disassembled at Aalborg and transported by road to Aarhus for shipment to Bremerhaven on April 6, 1987
from where it was shipped to Taiwan
ROCAF April 6, 1987 coded "4412"; withdrawn from use March 16, 1994 with 11 Air Group; instruction airframe (GIA) at ROCAF April 6, 1987 coded "4412"; withdrawn from use March 16, 1994 with 11 Air Group
instruction airframe (GIA) at Daxing high school, Taoyuan Township, Taoyuan County; the vertical tail paint has the school insignia, 2000 first noted, September 2006 noted; February 2010 noted; March 2018 noted
April 2023 noted.

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