F-104G "R-707" 726 Esk RDAF landing at Colmar AB, France in September 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-6059, serial number 63-12707, model 683-10-19, built by Canadair
manufactured by Canadair; first flight June 12, 1964; ready from Canadair August 20, 1964, flying hours 6:40
delivery date USAF on August 21, 1964 coded "FG-707/32707"; flown to MOAMA Brookley, Alabama; shipped to Denmark on MSTS "Croatan"
the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on December 19, 1964; MAP to Denmark December 19, 1964
coded R-707 delivery date for 726 Esk on February 10, 1965; to 723 squadron August 8, 1978; January 1, 1984 to Esk 726; last flight on April 16, 1986
withdrawn from use April 30, 1986 with 3.935 flight hours
preserved and disassembled at Aalborg and transported by road to Aarhus for shipment to Bremerhaven April 3, 1987
fuselage to ROCAF 3 Wing coded "4423" on April 3, 1987 with tail of R-825 due to a crack; in 1993 with 11 AG; withdrawn from use 1996; scrapped.

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