F-104G "R-756" serial number 64-17756, Esk 723 of RDAF at Aalborg 1979

F-104G, construction number 683D-6101, model 683-10-19, US serial number 64-17756, built by Canadair
Canadair-built first flight January 21, 1965; ready at Canadair April 2, 1965; to USAF coded "FG-756/47756" on April 7, 1965
flown to MOAMA Brookley, Alabama; shipped to Denmark on MSTS ship "Croatan"; the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on June 5, 1965 with 11 flying hours
coded R-756 MAP to Denmark June 5, 1965 with 16 flight hours; to Esk 726 on August 4, 1965; to Esk 723 on September 22, 1965
green camouflage scheme on November 15, 1968; repainted in glossy green camouflage scheme on March 31, 1976; to Esk 726 on January 1, 1984
written off after "Over-G" September 13, 1984 (it suffered a hard landing); last flight November 8, 1984 with 3.747 flying hours; withdrawn from use November 22, 1984
stored Aalborg until 1987; donated to the Midland Air Museum by the Danish Air Force; R-756 is on loan from the USAF Museum
April 30, 1987 airlifted with C-130 from Aalborg to Coventry AP; on display at Midland Air Museum (MAM), Coventry, Baginton, (EGBE), UK, in 726 markings
restoration sponsored by ASP International, completed 1997; May 3, 2006 noted; June 2023 noted.

52°22'28.0"N 1°28'44.6"W

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