F-104G "R-707" 723 Esk RDAF landing at RAFG Gutersloh in September 1975

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 after 4 flights flying hours 6:40
delivery date USAF on August 21, 1964 coded "FG-707/32707"; flown via Langley AFB to 2019 Maintenance Division MOAMA Brookley, Alabama; with 10:00 flight hours
shipped to Denmark on escort carrier USS "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 sqn 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withdrawn from use April 30, 1986 with 3.935 flight hours; preserved and disassembled at Aalborg and transported by road to Aarhus for shipment to Bremerhaven April 3,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
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF under project "Ali Shan No.10" to 3 Wing coded "4423" on April 3, 1987 with tail of CF-104 R-825 due to a crack; in 1993 with 11 AG; withdrawn from use 1996; scrapped.

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