F-104J "515" (serial number 36-8515) APW at Gifu AB November 1977 F-104J, construction number 683B-3015, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 36-8515, built by MitsubishiMitsubishi reassembled from supplied knock-down kits by Lockheed; initially delivered to 201 Squadron of 2 Wing on March 23, 1963 APG November 1976 assigned (Jikken Kokudan ("experiment squadron")) at Gifu, long time as chase aircraft and other duties; 1982 assigned to 207th Hikotai of 83 AG 1985 assigned to Jikken Kokudan ("experiment Wing") APW 1985, retired November 1991. Last operational F-104J; stored Gifu AB 1991 arrival Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum 1994; exhibited since March 1996 opening display Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum, Kakamigahara City, Prefecture Gifu, APW marks, November 1997 first noted; noted September 1999; October 2013 noted May 2018 the Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum has been renovated and rebranded as the Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum, May 2021 noted; December 2024 noted. copyright © Günter Grondstein
