F-104G "FX67" 10 Wing Belgian Air Force

F-104G, construction number 683D-9113, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start at SABCA-Gosselies in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version; 17.07.1964 taken on charge for 10 Wing
14.09.1967 birdstrike during takeoff, engine damaged; Woodbridge 4 till 8 August 1969 TigerMeet 31 Smaldeel
29.06.1971 with 1 Wing at Beauvechain after a night flight the aircraft touched down just before the runway
24.03.1972 1 Wing 349 Sqn ran off the runway at Tanagra (Greece) after the gear partially collapsed during taxiing; 23.10.1973 at Beauvechain damaged
Greenham Common 22 till 28 June 1977 Tiger Meet during the Air Tattoo; 30.09.1980 arrived at Koksijde for storage (1 Wing / 350 sqn)
01.1987 sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge; 08.07.1989: last noted stored Koksijde
15.10.1890 by Radcomm Inc. via USA (due to political and MAP reasons) MAP to ROCAF
in October 1990 from Antwerp harbour with sea container via San Antonio to Koahsiung; cannibalization under project "Alishan Nr.11" at the ALC in Pingtung South AB
in December 1990 for spare parts use (code 48xx), scrapped in 1999.

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