F-104G "R-348" (62-12348) Esk 723 of RDAF at Aalborg 1977

F-104G, construction number 683C-6047, model 683-10-19, US serial number 62-12348, built by Canadair
first flight May 1, 1964 at Canadair; ready at Canadair July 9, 1964; delivery date USAF on August 6, 1964 coded "FG-348/22348" to MOAMA Brookley, AL
shipped to Denmark; the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on deck of the aircraft carrier USN ship "Fiddler" on November 23, 1964
MAP to Denmark coded R-348 on November 23, 1964; Esk 726 delivery date January 6, 1965; Esk 723 on September 22, 1965
repainted in an all green camouflage scheme on November 6, 1969; repainted in glossy green camouflage scheme on July 15, 1977
January 8, 1983 to Esk 726; last flight April 11, 1986; withdrawn from use April 30, 1986 with 4.094 flying hours
preserved and disassembled at Aalborg and transported by road to Aarhus for shipment to Bremerhaven on April 1, 1987
to ROCAF April 1, 1987 under Project "Ali Shan No.10" for 3 Wing; coded as "4415" operated by 3 Wing; withdrawn from use March 7, 1994; scrapped 1997.

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