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 after 7 flights with 12:55 flight hours; to USAF coded "FG-756/47756" on April 7, 1965 
flown with ferry flight via Wright-Patterson AFB to MOAMA Brookley AFB at Mobile, Alabama; shipped to Denmark on escort carrier USS "Croatan"
the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on June 5, 1965 with with 16:20 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after "Over-G" September 13, 1984 (it suffered a heavy landing); last flight November 8, 1984 with 3.747 flying hours; withdrawn from use November 22, 1984; stored Aalborg until 1987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, 3 miles S of Coventry, West Midlands, in 726 markings; restoration sponsored by ASP International, completed 1997
May 3, 2006 noted; June 2011 noted; June 2025 noted.

52°22'28.0"N 1°28'44.6"W

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